# Incident 19960607018489I: Piper PA22, Portmouth, VA, June 7, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 1996, 19:00 local time
- Place: Portmouth, VA
- Airport: Hampton Roads Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8354° N, 76.2983° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Portsmouth, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8354&lon=-76.2983&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1665A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1665A-2012-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22 (registry code 7102202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 200 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960607018489I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON JUNE 7, 1996, AT 1900 LOCAL TIME, A PIPER PA-22/20, N1665A, LANDED AT HAMPTON ROADS AIRPORT, CHESAPEAKE, VIRGINIA. AFTER LANDING, A GUST OF WIND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO WEATHER VANE. IN AN EFFORT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, THE PILOT USED TOO MUCH BRAKE, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER, HITTING THE PROP. THE PILOT WAS COUNSELED BY THIS INSPECTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS AIRCRAFT WAS MANUFACTURED WITH A NOSE WHEEL. IT WAS LATER CONVERTED TO A TAILWHEEL AIRCRAFT. INCIDENT CLOSED.

## Other reports on N1665A (2)

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

- [Accident 19940529012719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940529012719A), May 29, 1994: Piper PA22 (N1665A), Kill Devil Hill, NC, Substantial damage. Lost control and ground looped landing in a crosswind.
- [Accident 19880803029979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880803029979A), Aug 3, 1988: Piper PA22 (N1665A), Harrisonburg, VA, Substantial damage. Encountered clouds. En route at night. Elected land on lighted strip. Actuall turkey barns. Stalled avoiding wires.

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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