40.6284° N, 116.9486° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Battle Mountain, NV, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 23, 1994 · 10:25 local
Place
Battle Mountain, NV
Airport
Lander County Airport
Phase of flight
Other Ground Ops
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3342A
Reported as
Piper PA22135
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,115 total30 in this make and model86 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During tail taxi practice student lost control. Aircraft swerved to left. Student over corrected. Gear bolt failed.
As the FAA filed it
DURING TAIL TAXI PRACTICE STUDENT LOST CONTROL. AIRCRAFT SWERVED TO LEFT. STUDENT OVER CORRECTED. GEAR BOLT FAILED.