# Accident 19901014046349A: Piper PA22135, Mason, MI, October 14, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1990, 11:00 local time
- Place: Mason, MI
- Airport: Mason Jewett Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5808° N, 84.4397° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5808&lon=-84.4397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2600A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2600A-2013-08-19) (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 O290D2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 79 total, 2 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901014046349A

## Narrative

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

LANDED IN GUSTY STRONG CROSSWIND,LOST CONTROL,WEATHER VANED COLLAPSED GEAR.

## 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 CHI91LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA012), Oct 14, 1990: Piper PA-22-135 (N2600A), Mason, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT IS THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN THE ACCIDENT TYPE AIRPLANE.

## Other reports on N2600A (1)

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

- [Incident 20000715035489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000715035489I), Jul 15, 2000: Piper PA22135 (N2600A), Billings, MT, Minor damage. (-23)Pilot stated that the brakes seemed to be locked on two attempts to land at laurel, Montana. He then decided to go to Billings, Montana, where he could…

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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