Piper PA-20-125 N7629K

Summary

On 25 March 1985 at about 23:30 local time, a Piper PA-20-125 registered N7629K was involved in an accident near Zionsville, Indiana, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

25 March 1985 at 23:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Zionsville, Indiana, United States

Nearest airport

Indianapolis Terry (I52)

Coordinates

39.9494, -86.2698

Aircraft

Piper PA-20-125

Registration

N7629K

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Indianapolis → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

CHI85LA148

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

THE PLT STATED THAT SHE FLARED SLIGHTLY HIGH UPON LANDING, CAUSING THE ACFT TO BOUNCE. ONCE THE ACFT WAS ON THE GROUND AGAIN IT BEGAN TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY. TO CORRECT FOR THIS DRIFT, THE PLT APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER, HOWEVER, SHE OVERCORRECTED CAUSING A GROUND LOOP TO THE RIGHT. STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE ACFT SUSTAINED DURING THE GROUND LOOP INCLUDED A BENT FRONT AND REAR SPAR ON THE LEFT WING AND A BOWED RIGHT RAER LONGERON.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.