# NTSB Accident CHI97LA132
> **Piper PA-24-250** · 1997-05-11 · CORRECTIONVILLE, IA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI97LA132
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07873
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-05-11
- **Location:** CORRECTIONVILLE, IA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.469535, -95.779731
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-24-250
- **Registration:** N7729P
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, while taxiing, which resulted in loss of aircraft control, an encounter with terrain, and subsequent failure of the left main landing gear.  The unfavorable wind condition was a related factor.

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