# Accident 19920927042279A: Piper PA22135, Plattsmouth, NE, September 27, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1992, 13:30 local time
- Place: Plattsmouth, NE
- Airport: Plattsmouth Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0010° N, 95.8897° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0010&lon=-95.8897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1270C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1270C) (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 O320A2B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,005 total, 92 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA296) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920927042279A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LANDING IN CROSSWIND. GROUND LOOPED.

## 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 CHI92LA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA296), Sep 27, 1992: Piper PA-22 (N1270C), Plattsmouth, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY COMPENSATE FOR WIND CONDITIONS, AND HIS NOT MAINTAINING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

## Other reports on N1270C (1)

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

- [Accident 20060618011829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060618011829A), Jun 18, 2006: Piper PA22135 (N1270C), Nebraska City, NE, Substantial damage. (-23) During roll out after uneventful landing the tailwheel commenced to shimmy and shake. Pilot added power and attempted to lift tail to relieve the…

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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