# Accident 19960815046459A: Piper PA22135, Portland, IN, August 15, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1996, 17:50 local time
- Place: Portland, IN
- Airport: Portland Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4298° N, 84.9807° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4298&lon=-84.9807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2309A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2309A) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA299) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960815046459A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATES HE MADE A WHEEL LANDING ON HARD SURFACE RUNWAY WITH A LIGHT RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND. WHEN THE TAILWHEEL HAD COME INTO CONTACT WITH SURFACE AND AIRCRAFT HAD DECELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED UNCONTROLLABLY IN A CLOCKWISE DIRECTION CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO GROUND-LOOP, DAMAGING THE LEFT WING AND PROPELLER. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR HAD SEPARATED FROM FORWARD ATTACH POINT.

## 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 CHI96LA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA299), Aug 16, 1996: Piper PA-22 (N2309A), Portland, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the aircraft ground looped when the pilot lost control of the aircraft during landing.

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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