# Accident 19800402009799A: Piper PA22, Novato, CA, April 2, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1980, 13:00 local time
- Place: Novato, CA
- Airport: Gnoss
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1436° N, 122.5571° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GNOSS FLD (DVO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1436&lon=-122.5571&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3132Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3132Z-2012-02-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 412 total, 0 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80DVD20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVD20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800402009799A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO STOP ON RUNWAY. GROUND-LOOPED TO AVOID RUNNING OFF END OF RUNWAY. GUSTY CROSSWIND.

## 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 LAX80DVD20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVD20), Apr 2, 1980: Piper PA-22 (N3132Z), Novato, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3132Z (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19810605052109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810605052109A), Jun 5, 1981: Piper PA22 (N3132Z), Weaverville, CA, Substantial damage. Struck wires on night approach for landing on unlit runway. Obstruction light for wires not on.

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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