# Accident 19960624015399A: Piper PA22150, El Paso, TX, June 24, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 1996, 06:00 local time
- Place: El Paso, TX
- Airport: El Paso International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.7999° N, 106.3607° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7999&lon=-106.3607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6048D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6048D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,760 total, 95 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA276) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960624015399A

## Narrative

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

VEERED OFF RUNWAY LANDING. GROUND LOOPED. DAMAGED RIGHT WING. BENT REAR SPAR. FAILED LAND INTO WIND OR GO AROUND. (-23) PILOT STATED THAT DURING LANDING ROLL, THE A/C DRIFTED OFF THE LH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. HE REPORTED TO LANDING THE A/C IN A MANNER TO PLACE THE CG TOWARD THE AFT LIMITS AND WHEN LANDING ON RUNWAY 26L AT EL PASO, WITH REPORTED WINDS FROM 200 DEGREES AT 7 KNOTS, HE COULD NOT KEEP THE PLANE STRAIGHT. AS THE A/C DEPARTED THE HARD SURFACE HE DISCONTINUED BRAKING TO AVOID NOSING OVER AND THE A/C GROUND LOOPED, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING (INCLUDING BENDING OF THE AFT SPAR).

## 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 FTW96LA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA276), Jun 24, 1996: Piper PA-22-150 (N6048D), El Paso, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: loss of directional control due to the failure of the tailwheel lock. A factor was the crosswind.

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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