# Accident 19900305003469A: Piper STCPA22, Lonoke, AR, March 5, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 1990, 10:15 local time
- Place: Lonoke, AR
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7792° N, 91.8891° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7792&lon=-91.8891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2927P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2927P-2002-05-29) (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 STCPA22
- Reported engine: LYC O320B3A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,922 total, 2 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC90LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900305003469A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF NEWLY PURCHASED TAIL WHEEL AIRCRAFT ON TAKEOFF ROLL. HIT FENCE AND DIRT LEVY.

## 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 MKC90LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA062), Mar 5, 1990: Piper PA-22-150 (N2927P), Lonoke, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. HIS LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THE TYPE OF AIRCRAFT WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

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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