Piper PA-22-160 N9332D
19 April 2005 · Gordon, Nebraska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 April 2005 at about 00:30 local time, a Piper PA-22-160 registered N9332D was involved in an accident near Gordon, Nebraska, 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 00:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Gordon, Nebraska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Gordon Municipal Airport (GRN)
- Coordinates
- 42.8061, -102.1753
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-22-160
- Registration
- N9332D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Gordon → Gordon
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- CHI05CA101
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilot's failure to maintain direction control during landing. The pilot lack of familiarity with the airplane was a factor.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane ground-looped during landing. The pilot reported that he wanted to fly his recently purchased airplane "because the weather was calm." The pilot stated, "Although my instructor would not approve I [chose] to fly anyway." The pilot reported that he departed on runway 04 and entered the traffic pattern for runway 11. The pilot stated that during his second landing he "ground looped" the airplane. The airplane had been converted from a tricycle landing gear into a conventional (tailwheel) airplane. The pilot reported the winds were from 110 degrees magnetic at 5 knots. Federal Aviation Administration records show that the pilot was issued a student pilot certificate on February 13, 2003. Student pilot certificates are valid for 24-calendar months. The pilot did not have an instructor endorsement for the accident airplane make and model. The pilot reported that he had 2.0 hours in the accident airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-22 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Apr 2005 | Piper PA-22-135 | Kremmling, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 18 Feb 2005 | Piper PA-22 | Holly Ridge, North Carolina, United States | Alan Lee Lyons | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 2005 | Piper PA-22 | Kamaih, Idaho, United States | Keith A. Borgelt | No injuries | - |
| 29 Oct 2005 | Piper PA-22-160 | Bennettsville, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Dec 2005 | Piper PA-22 | Jamestown, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 2005 | Piper PA-22-150 | Reno, Nevada, United States | Diane Bigby | No injuries | - |
All 3,095 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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