# Accident 19800404017249A: Piper PA22, Tye River, VA, April 4, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1980, 16:00 local time
- Place: Tye River, VA
- Airport: Starr
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6596° N, 78.9222° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at STARR (4VA5), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6596&lon=-78.9222&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6060D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6060D) (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: 588 total, 588 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD80DID13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80DID13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800404017249A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED ON HARD LANDING. GROUND-LOOPED INTO FENCE & TREES. PILOT BLAMED WIND FOR HARD LANDING.

## 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 IAD80DID13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80DID13), Apr 4, 1980: Piper PA-22 (N6060D), Tye River, VA, 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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