# Accident 19920905035479A: Piper PA22135, Headland, AL, September 5, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1992, 13:30 local time
- Place: Headland, AL
- Airport: Headland Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.3508° N, 85.3407° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3508&lon=-85.3407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8098C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8098C-1995-07-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-135 (registry code 7102206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22135
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 204 total, 1 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA176) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920905035479A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LANDING TAIL DRAGGER DOWNWIND. GROUND LOOPED. BLAMED WIND SHIFT. NO CHECK OUT INDICATED.

## 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 ATL92LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA176), Sep 5, 1992: Piper PA-22T (N8098C), Headland, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER EVALUATION OF WIND CONDITIONS AND SELECTION OF THE WRONG RUNWAY, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF CONTROL DURING THE LANDING ROLL. A FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT WAS A GUSTING TAIL WIND.

## Other reports on N8098C (1)

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

- [Accident 19770222002729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770222002729A), Feb 22, 1977: Piper PA22135 (N8098C), PA, 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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