What happened
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Took off into freezing rain with no weather brief. Became concerned returned. High sink rate, stalled, folded gear.
As the FAA filed it
TOOK OFF INTO FREEZING RAIN WITH NO WEATHER BRIEF. BECAME CONCERNED RETURNED. HIGH SINK RATE, STALLED, FOLDED GEAR.
NTSB investigation
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Other reports on N3331R · 5
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
Accident 20220818014729ALanding: Touchdown · Sullivan, INOn August 18th, 2022, at 2300Z, aircraft [privacy data omitted] experienced a hard landing on runway 36 at the Sullivan County, Indiana airport (siv) resulting in the aircraft veering to the left and leaving the runway coming to a stop about 150 feet off the…Accident 20160915018329ALanding: Touchdown · Valparaiso, INOn September 15, 2016, the pilot in command (PIC) of N3331R, a Piper cherokee, was involved in an aircraft accident at the porter county regional airport in Valparaiso, Indiana. The PIC was landing the aircraft when the PIC struck the nose wheel first during…Accident 20081229856129ALanding · Valparaiso, IN(-23) Propeller strike - severe, engine mount bent, nose strut piston sheared off. Right main landing gear and right wing shows signs of hard impact. Wing skin rippled. Wing structure bent in vicinity of right main landing gear attach point. Fuselage buckled…Accident 19990822021729ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Lapaz, IN(.4) The pilot reported the airplane would not slow down during the landing roll with the use of brakes. He reported that he did no retract the flaps and the grass was wet from the previous night's rain. He reported he initiated a turn to the right into…Incident 19781028027549ILevel Off Touchdown · Griffith, INPilot made a hard landing in a moderate cross wind.