ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 144521
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| Date: | Sunday 18 March 2012 |
| Time: | 17:38 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28R-200 Cherokee Arrow II |
| Owner/operator: | Dutch Wings, LLC. |
| Registration: | N56273 |
| MSN: | 28R-7335398 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4487 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-C1C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Houston Southwest Airport - KAXH, Houston, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Houston, TX (KAXH) |
| Houston, TX (KAXH) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot-receiving-instruction was attempting to land the airplane in a right quartering crosswind, which was gusting to 15 knots. The pilot reported that an application of full left rudder along with right aileron input was required to maintain alignment with the runway centerline. During the landing flare, the airplane encountered a wind gust and drifted off the left side of the runway. He stated that his flight instructor assumed control of the airplane and attempted a go-around, but the airplane was unable to climb and subsequently landed in a ditch. The flight instructor reported that he assumed control of the airplane as it drifted off the runway, and the airplane had insufficient airspeed to establish a climb. He further noted that the pilot did not relinquish his left rudder input, and, because of this, in combination with the left-turning tendency experienced at takeoff power, he was unable to reestablish directional control before the airplane impacted a ditch. The flight instructor reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane.
Probable Cause: The pilot did not maintain adequate crosswind correction during the landing flare and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=56273&x=21&y=9
http://www.dutchwingsflightschool.com/fleet.htm
https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20120319X84023&key=1
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Mar-2012 10:20 | Geno | Added |
| 21-Mar-2012 22:47 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 21-Mar-2012 23:16 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 20:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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