CANTON, GA, USA
N6757W
Piper PA-28-140
Witnesses stated that a wind gust caught the airplane while it was landing in a crosswind. The airplane veered to the left, exited the runway, and collided with an embankment. The pilot stated that he did not remember anything after initiating the landing flare. An examination of the airplane did not reveal any preexisting failure or malfunction which would have resulted in the accident.
On September 11, 1999, about 1257 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-28-140, N6757W, registered to a private owner, operated as a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, crashed on landing at Cherokee County Airport, Canton, Georgia. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft received substantial damage, and the private-rated pilot received serious injuries. The flight originated from Canton, Georgia, the same day, about 1200. The pilot stated that he remembered nothing after initiating the landing flare. Witnesses stated that upon landing in a crosswind, a gust caught the aircraft and the pilot lost control and veered off to the left, exiting the runway, and colliding with an embankment. A postcrash examination of the aircraft by an FAA inspector did not reveal any preexisting failure or malfunction which would have resulted in the accident.
the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and failure to maintain directional control during.
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