# Accident 19960601012259A: Piper PA20, Pasco, WA, June 1, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1996, 12:30 local time
- Place: Pasco, WA
- Airport: Tri Cities Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.4105° N, 118.8998° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4105&lon=-118.8998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1645A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1645A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 88 total, 34 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960601012259A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LANDING. MISHANDLED RECOVERY. GROUND LOOPED. COLLAPSED MAIN GEAR. CFI OK SOLO IN TYPE.

## 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 SEA96LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA107), Jun 1, 1996: Piper PA-20 (N1645A), Pasco, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in an inadvertent ground swerve and collapse of the left main gear.

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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