Accident · 2003-10-28
What the record says
- Event date
- 2003-10-28
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Serious injury
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-22-160 (N8858D)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- John Shomin Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- John Shomin
Probable cause
The pilot not maintaining directional control, not performing an aborted takeoff and his inadequate compensation for the crosswind. Factors to the accident include the crosswind, the hangar and the building.
Source: NTSB case CHI04LA022Flight crew
Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.