# Accident 19961021035679A: Piper PA22150, Ogden, UT, October 21, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1996, 15:21 local time
- Place: Ogden, UT
- Airport: Ogden-Hinckley Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3105° N, 111.9602° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3105&lon=-111.9602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3461A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3461A) (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 PA22150
- Reported engine: LYC O320C1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,022 total, 60 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961021035679A

## Narrative

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

WEATHERVANED INTO LEFT CROSSWIND LANDING. SIDE LOADING COLLAPSED RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. INCORRECT CONTROL INPUTS.

## 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 SEA97LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA018), Oct 21, 1996: Piper PA-22-150 (N3461A), Ogden, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, while landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control and an inadvertent ground swerve. The crosswind was a related factor.

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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