# Accident 19960303004429A: Piper PA22135, Cocoa, FL, March 3, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1996, 15:15 local time
- Place: Cocoa, FL
- Airport: Merritt Island Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.4402° N, 80.7009° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4402&lon=-80.7009&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3311B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3311B) (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 O320A1A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 466 total, 232 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960303004429A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL LANDING DUE CROSSWIND GUST FROM BREAK IN TREE LINE. EXITED RUNWAY INTO A DITCH AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 MIA96LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA091), Mar 3, 1996: Piper PA-22/20-150 (N3311B), Merritt Island, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for crosswind conditions during the landing roll, which resulted in a loss of directional control and an inadvertent ground swerve. The crosswind was a related…

## Other reports on N3311B (1)

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

- [Accident 19991111031729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991111031729A), Nov 11, 1999: Piper PA22135 (N3311B), Houston, TX, Substantial damage. (.19) On November 11, 1999, at 1730 central standard time, a Piper PA-22-135 single-engine airplane, N3311B, owned and operated by the pilot, was substantially…

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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