19951115036529A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-22 · La Grande, OR · November 15, 1995

Date
November 15, 1995 · 07:30 local
Place
La Grande, OR
Airport
La Grande/Union County Airport
Phase of flight
Engine Run-Up
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N932A
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA96LA017
Reported as
Piper PA22
Reported engine
Lycoming O290D2
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,154 total611 in this make and model109 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Blow over during engine run up facing into severe surface wind. Reported hit by whirlwind. Too much wind for type.

As the FAA filed it

BLOW OVER DURING ENGINE RUN UP FACING INTO SEVERE SURFACE WIND. REPORTED HIT BY WHIRLWIND. TOO MUCH WIND FOR TYPE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.