The pilot's failure to maintain adequate crosswind correction during landing. A factor was a crosswind.
— NTSB Determination
The pilot was landing with a left crosswind. He reported that while landing the airplane, which had been modified with a tailwheel installation and a short-takeoff-and-landing (STOL) modification, he did not keep full left aileron in. He stated that when he relaxed wheel input, the wind picked up his left wing, at which point the right main landing gear folded and the right wing struck the ground.
The pilot was landing with a left crosswind. He reported that while landing the airplane, which had been modified with a tailwheel installation and a short-takeoff-and-landing (STOL) modification, he did not keep full left aileron in. He stated that when he relaxed wheel input, the wind picked up his left wing, at…
The accident on 1998-03-24 involved a Piper PA-22, registration N1770A, at Kalispell, MT.
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate crosswind correction during landing. A factor was a crosswind.
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