Piper PA-22-108 N5554Z
4 March 1995 · Belfast, Maine, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 March 1995 at about 20:50 local time, a Piper PA-22-108 registered N5554Z was involved in an accident near Belfast, Maine, 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 20:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Belfast, Maine, United States
- Nearest airport
- Belfast Municiple (BST)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-22-108
- Registration
- N5554Z
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- BFO95LA030
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
the student pilot's failure to adequately compensate for wind conditions. A related factor was the presence of high snowbanks along the sides of the runway.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE STUDENT PILOT REPORT THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 15, THE AIRPLANE DRIFTED LEFT OF THE RUNWAY'S CENTERLINE. THE STUDENT PILOT DECIDED TO GO AROUND. DURING THE GO AROUND THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH A FOUR FOOT SNOWBANK WHICH RAN ALONG THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE WIND HAD BEEN OUT OF THE SOUTH AT ABOUT 8 KNOTS. HE STATED THAT THERE MUST HAVE BEEN A GUST OUT OF THE WEST.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-22 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Dec 1995 | Piper PA-22-160 | Waller, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1995 | Piper PA-22-160 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1995 | Piper PA-22-150 | South Boston, Virginia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Oct 1995 | Piper PA-22 | Crawfordsville, Indiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1995 | Piper PA-22-20-108 | Kankakee, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 1995 | Piper PA-22-160 | Rock Falls, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
All 3,095 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Nov 1995 | Boeing 737-3B7 | Portland, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 1995 | Cessna 182B | Lebanon, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 1995 | Beechcraft 58 | Mapleton, Maine, United States | Rene J. Nicol | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Sep 1995 | Cessna 172M | Portland, Maine, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 12 Dec 1995 | Cessna 172N | Sanford, Maine, United States | Sanford Air Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 16 Dec 1995 | Cessna U206G | Bangor, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |