Pageland Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Pageland, South Carolina 29728
Wednesday, March 29, 2006 14:45 EST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The pilot stated that he was making a full stop landing to runway 05 with a crosswind. The airplane touched down on the runway in a crab and he lost directional control of the airplane. The airplane went off the right side of the runway, collided with a runway light, and nosed over in the grass. The pilot stated that the airplane did not experience any mechanical problems before the accident.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a crosswind landing resulting in the airplane veering to the right, colliding with a runway light, and subsequent nose over.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 3/29/2006
Event Day of the Week Wednesday
Time of Event 1445
Event Time Zone Eastern Standard Time
Event City Pageland
Event State SOUTH CAROLINA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 29728
Event Date Year 2006
Event Date Month 3
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 344431N
Event Location Longitude 0802042W
Event Location Airport Pageland Airport
Event Location Nearest Airport ID KPYG
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 575
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source --
Time of the weather observation 1453 Eastern Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 320
Weather Observation Facility ID --
Elevation of weather observation facility 679
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 21
Time Zone of the weather observation EST
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 6000
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Scattered
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 19
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 3
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) --
Variable Wind Indicator Variable
Wind Speed (knots) 5
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30.18
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 19937
NTSB Notification Source FAA Communication Center
NTSB Notification Date Mar 29 2006 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information DMS
Date of most recent change to record Jul 31 2006 10:47AM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\JOHB
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office Columbia FSD-13

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N76688
NTSB Number ATL06CA056
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? No
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Cessna
Aircraft Model 140
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 10861
Certified Max Gross Weight 1450
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class --
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 2
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Mar 1 2006 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 31
Airframe Hours 2109
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name Jerry W. Wiese
Aircraft Owner Street Address 2524 Arnold Drive
Aircraft Owner City Monroe
Aircraft Owner State NC
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 28110
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name --
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address --
Operator City --
Operator State --
Operator Country --
Operator Zip code --
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? --
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code KPYG
Departure City Pageland
Departure State SC
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1440
Departure Time Zone EST
Destination Same as Local Flt dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere
Destination Airport Code KPYG
Destination City --
Destination State --
Destination Country --
Specific Phase of Flight Landing
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record May 8 2006 10:37AM
User who most recently changed record KENJ
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location 5
Runway Length 3400
Runway Width 60
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --