Piper PA-22-150 N2968Z

Summary

On 23 March 2003 at about 20:15 local time, a Piper PA-22-150 registered N2968Z was involved in an accident near Columbus, Ohio, United States. 3 people were 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

23 March 2003 at 20:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Bolton Field Airport (TZR)

Coordinates

39.9011, -83.1367

Aircraft

Piper PA-22-150

Registration

N2968Z

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Columbus → Anderson

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC03LA071

Nobody was injured.

The pilot under instruction's failure to maintain directional control, and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The certified flight instructor (CFI) was providing flight instruction to the private pilot/owner of the tail-wheeled airplane. The CFI stated that the private pilot began the takeoff roll from the 5,500-foot-long, 100-foot-wide, asphalt runway. The airplane was almost at takeoff speed when it began to veer to the right. The CFI took control of the airplane, and attempted to correct; however, the airplane departed the right side of the runway, and ground-looped. The left main landing gear collapsed and the left wing struck the ground. Examination of the runway revealed a tire mark began about 350 feet from the beginning of the runway. A second parallel tire mark began to the left of the first tire mark, about 675 feet from the beginning of the runway, and both tire marks continued to the accident site. The airplane came to rest in a grass area, approximately 1,132 feet from the beginning of the runway. Both pilots were unsure if the private pilot had his feet positioned on the rudder pedals in such a way that he inadvertently applied brakes during the takeoff. Winds at the time of the accident were calm.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.