19961210040959A

Accident · Minor damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-22-150 · Pensacola, FL · December 10, 1996

Date: December 10, 1996 · 11:25 local
Place: Pensacola, FL
Airport: Pensacola Regional Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6955D
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA97LA041
Reported as: Piper PA22150
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 137 total31 in this make and model31 in the last 90 days

N6955DRegistered now · Piper PA-22-150S/N 22-4884 · Built 1957 Airframe modelPiper PA-22-150 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: after landing pns rwy 26, pilot stated after reducing power he felt aircraft encountered gusty cross-wind and he attempted to correct. Aircraft became unstable, causing right wing tip to contact ground, collapsed the nose wheel which caused propeller to contact the ground. (Above from 8020-23).

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AFTER LANDING PNS RWY 26, PILOT STATED AFTER REDUCING POWER HE FELT AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED GUSTY CROSS-WIND AND HE ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT. AIRCRAFT BECAME UNSTABLE, CAUSING RIGHT WING TIP TO CONTACT GROUND, COLLAPSED THE NOSE WHEEL WHICH CAUSED PROPELLER TO CONTACT THE GROUND. (ABOVE FROM 8020-23).

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA97LA041Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPensacola, FLfailure of the pilot to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground swerve and subsequent collapse of the nose gear. The crosswind was a related factor.Dec 10, 1996 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N6955D · 1

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

Accident 20010606015079ATakeoff Ground Roll · Pomaria, SC(-23) Aircraft collided with berm on take off roll from a cow pasture. Aircraft was forced to land in cow pasture after pilot was unable to switch an d obtain fuel from the left tank. After landing pilot refueled right tank and attempted to take off striking…Jun 6, 2001 · Substantial damage