# Accident 19950429044099A: Piper PA22150, Rice, WA, April 29, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1995, 12:00 local time
- Place: Rice, WA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.4193° N, 118.1096° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4193&lon=-118.1096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2520P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2520P-1997-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 257 total, 248 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA95LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950429044099A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO CLEAR TREES ON TAKEOFF FROM SHORT STRIP. ABORTED. NOSED OVER LANDING. BLAMED DOWNDRAFT BUT WIND CALM.

## 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 SEA95LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA090), Apr 29, 1995: Piper PA-22-150 (N2520P), Rice, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN THE PROPER CLIMB RATE. A FACTOR WAS TREES IN THE FLIGHT PATH.

## Other reports on N2520P (2)

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

- [Incident 19860526040059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860526040059I), May 26, 1986: Piper PA22150 (N2520P), Modesto, CA. Switched fuel tanks on traffic pattern entry and engine quit. Landed in a field. Struck float in carburetor.
- [Incident 19800417049279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800417049279I), Apr 17, 1980: Piper PA22150 (N2520P), Beckworth, CA, Minor damage. Pilot ground looped aircraft while landing with gusty crosswinds.

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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