Piper PA-22-160 N3029Z
8 November 2010 · Watertown, South Dakota, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 8 November 2010 at about 21:00 local time, a Piper PA-22-160 registered N3029Z, operated by Super 20 LLC, was involved in an accident near Watertown, South Dakota, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. 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 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Watertown, South Dakota, United States
- Coordinates
- 44.9725, -96.9944
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-22-160
- Registration
- N3029Z
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Super 20 LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Laverne → Watertown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN11CA060
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadvertent and premature use of the brakes during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose-over.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that he circled the farm field to check the condition of the landing area prior to landing. During the landing roll, he inadvertently stepped on the brakes prior to the tailwheel touching down and the airplane nosed over, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage and wings.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-22 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 2010 | Piper PA-22-135 | Hoensdale, Pennsylvania, United States | Vincent Peter Cianfichi, Jr. | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 2010 | Piper PA-22-150 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | Jed Williams | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 2010 | Piper PA-22-160 | Aniak, Alaska, United States | Donhauser Robert | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 2010 | Piper PA-22-160 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | Saltzman John | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 2010 | Piper PA-22-150 | Coldfoot, Alaska, United States | Matthew D Mrzena | No injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 2010 | Piper PA-22-150 | Pahrump, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 3,095 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jul 2010 | Warth Dennis J CLASSIC SPORT S-18 | Tea, South Dakota, United States | Baloun Aviation LLC | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Jul 2010 | Piper PA-28-151 | Spearfish, South Dakota, United States | Glen Van Zee | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 May 2010 | Piper J3L | Kyle, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 May 2010 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Watertown, South Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 24 Sep 2010 | Cessna 152 | Tea, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 2010 | Cessna 337 | Custer, South Dakota, United States | Grover D. Fulkerson | No injuries | - |