Piper PA-22-160 N3465Z

Summary

On 12 May 2013 at about 15:55 local time, a Piper PA-22-160 registered N3465Z, operated by Daniel M. Adams, was involved in an accident near Pella, Iowa, United States. 2 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

12 May 2013 at 15:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Pella, Iowa, United States

Nearest airport

Pella Municipal Airport (PEA)

Coordinates

41.4011, -92.9458

Aircraft

Piper PA-22-160

Registration

N3465Z

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Daniel M. Adams

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Marshaltown → Pella

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN13CA290

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he was landing on runway 34 and the wind was from 290 degrees at 7 knots. He stated that during the landing he used a crosswind landing technique using left aileron input and right rudder input at touchdown. Within 2 to 3 airplane lengths after touching down, the airplane's right wing and main landing gear began to raise up and the airplane veered to the left. The pilot stated that he attempted to correct but the airplane exited the left side of the runway and nosed over. The pilot did not report any mechanical malfunctions of the airplane. The airplane sustained damage to the fuselage and both wing spars.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.