Plane Crash List

Piper PA-22-150 N6101D

12 January 1992 · Griffin, Georgia, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 12 January 1992 at about 16:30 local time, a Piper PA-22-150 registered N6101D, operated by Brown, Thomas R., was involved in an accident near Griffin, Georgia, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 16:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Griffin, Georgia, United States
Nearest airport
Private (NONE)
Coordinates
33.2892, -84.2805
Aircraft
Piper PA-22-150
Registration
N6101D
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Brown, Thomas R.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ATL92LA037

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

THE EXCESSIVE SPEED USED BY THE PILOT TO LAND ON THE SHORT PRIVATE AIRSTRIP. A FACTOR WAS UNFAVORABLE WIND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE LANDING, A GUST OF WIND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO LAND WITH EXCESSIVE SPEED. THE PILOT MADE AN ABRUPT LEFT TURN AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY, TO AVOID A FENCE, AND THE NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ONTO ITS BACK.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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