Piper PA-22-150 N7412D

Summary

On 6 December 1983 at about 22:26 local time, a Piper PA-22-150 registered N7412D was involved in an accident near Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

6 December 1983 at 22:26

Classification

Accident

Location

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Charlotte/Douglas Inter. (CLT)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-22-150

Registration

N7412D

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cartersville → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL84LA062

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

DURING A WX BRIEFING, BEFORE TAKEOFF, THE PLT WAS ADVISED THAT THE WINDS AT CHARLOTTE, NC WERE FORCAST TO BE FROM 230 AT 13 GUSTING TO 24 KTS. HE WAS ALSO ADVISED TO EXPECT MODERATE TO SEVERE TURBULENCE AS WELL AS HIGH EN ROUTE WINDS. WHILE EN ROUTE, HE NOTICED THAT HIS GROUND SPEED WAS IN EXCESS OF 150 MPH. AFTER THE PLT CONTACTED CHAROTTE APCH CONTROL, HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE WINDS WERE FROM 230 DEG AT 25 GUSTING 42 KTS. ALSO, HE WAS ADVISED TO EXPECT WIND SHEAR AT 500 FT, GREAT ENOUGH TO CAUSE A 25 KT LOSS OF AIRSPEED. THE PLT CONTINUED THE APCH & LANDED SUCCESSFULLY. AFTER LANDING, HE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A 180 DEG TURN TO TAXI TO THE FBO. DURING THE TURN, THE WIND LIFTED THE TAIL & FLIPPED THE ACFT OVER ON ITS TOP.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.