# Accident 19730517010529A: Piper PA22, Rock Hill, SC, May 17, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1973
- Place: Rock Hill, SC
- Airport: Rock Hill Mun
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 34.9249° N, 81.0251° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rock Hill, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9249&lon=-81.0251&mi=10
- Aircraft: N606A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N606A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22 (registry code 7102202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 24 total, 24 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA73DLG46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DLG46) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730517010529A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

X-WND LDG PRACTICE,SIDE SLIP APCH.LNDD HARD FRONT TIRE BURST.VEERED L INTO SOFT DIRT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA73DLG46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DLG46), May 17, 1973: Piper PA-22 (N606A), Rock Hill, SC, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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