Piper PA-22-150 N3170Z

Summary

On 18 May 2001 at about 22:30 local time, a Piper PA-22-150 registered N3170Z was involved in an accident near Concord, California, 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.

Date

18 May 2001 at 22:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Concord, California, United States

Nearest airport

Buchanan Field (CCR)

Coordinates

37.9939, -122.0614

Aircraft

Piper PA-22-150

Registration

N3170Z

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Byron → Concord

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX01LA185

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, resulting in a loss of directional control and the inadvertent ground loop.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane ground looped during the landing roll. The pilot noted prior to landing that there was a 90-degree crosswind at 10 knots. During the landing roll the airplane veered to the right. When the pilot added full left rudder and brakes he overcorrected the airplane and it veered to the left. He was not able to return the airplane back to runway heading. The airplane continued in a left circle and ground looped. No mechanical anomalies were noted with the airplane by the pilot.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.