# Accident 19830622026489A: Piper PA22135, Jackson, CA, June 22, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1983, 10:00 local time
- Place: Jackson, CA
- Airport: Westover
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3497° N, 120.7701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3497&lon=-120.7701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1526P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1526P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-135 (registry code 7102206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22135
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 480 total, 305 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA297) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830622026489A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING. TRIED TO GROUND LOOP TO MISS A DITCH AND WENT INTO THE DITCH TAIL FIRST.

## 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 LAX83LA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA297), Jun 22, 1983: Piper PA-22 (N1526P), Jackson, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1526P (1)

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

- [Incident 19870825066999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870825066999I), Aug 25, 1987: Piper PA22135 (N1526P), Evanston, WY, Minor damage. Ground looped while landing in excessive crosswind. Pilot error in aircraft controlability.

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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