# Accident 19960311003879A: Piper PA23250, Clarksburg, WV, March 11, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1996, 13:29 local time
- Place: Clarksburg, WV
- Airport: Benedum
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2895° N, 80.2491° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2895&lon=-80.2491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N222WR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N222WR-2013-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540C1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 5,400 total, 60 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC96FA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96FA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960311003879A

## Narrative

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

INADVERTENT GEAR RETRACTION PRIOR FLIGHT. DAMAGED TAIL AND FUSELAGE SKIN. REPORTED PROBLEM ON FERRY FLIGHT. CRASHED

## 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 NYC96FA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96FA073), Mar 11, 1996: Piper PA-23-250 (N222WR), Bridgeport, WV, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inablility to maintain aircraft control due to a full nose down trim condition, which resulted in a loss of control and collision with terrain.

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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