N4305A – PIPER PA 22-150 – 2014-05-09 NTSB Accident Report

On May 09, 2014, a Piper PA 22-150 (N4305A) was involved in an incident near Meadville, PA. All 2 people aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.

The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during an attempted go around in gusty wind conditions which resulted in a collision with terrain.

According to the pilot, he deviated to a nearby airport after discovering that the winds at his intended destination were too strong. While on short final the airplane encountered a wind gust from the left and the pilot initiated a go around. The wind gust then went away and the pilot elected to abort the go around and land. After touchdown the pilot reduced power to idle and applied the brakes. Once the airplane slowed to 40 mph it was hit by a "perpendicular gust", the left wing lifted and the airplane began a mild swerve to the left side of the runway. The pilot applied full aileron deflection and full right rudder inputs; however, he was unable to maintain directional control. The pilot then applied full power to initiate another go around.

This incident is documented in NTSB report ERA14CA243. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N4305A.