Plane Crash List

Piper PA-22-150 N2968Z

14 August 2000 · Columbus, Ohio, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 14 August 2000 at about 21:14 local time, a Piper PA-22-150 registered N2968Z was involved in an accident near Columbus, Ohio, 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 21:14
Classification
Accident
Location
Columbus, Ohio, United States
Nearest airport
Bolton Field (TZR)
Coordinates
39.9805, -82.9809
Aircraft
Piper PA-22-150
Registration
N2968Z
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
NYC00LA228

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot bounced the landing. Full rudder deflection did not prevent the airplane from veering off the runway, and onto a grassy area during the subsequent landing roll. Once off the runway, the airplane ground looped. Winds, recorded at the airport approximately 20 minutes before the accident, were calm.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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