# Accident 19980513009049A: Piper PA22135, Winchester, VA, May 13, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1998, 19:15 local time
- Place: Winchester, VA
- Airport: Winchester Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1696° N, 78.1705° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1696&lon=-78.1705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1142C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1142C-2018-02-27) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 306 total, 28 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD98LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980513009049A

## Narrative

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

FAILED FLARE LANDING. IMPACT ON NOSE. BENT PROP. BROKE ENGINE MOUNTS. BENT FIREWALL AND GEAR. (.4)THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 32, HE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE NOSEWHEEL FIRST FOLLOWED BY THE MAIN WHEELS.  THE NOSEWHEEL THEN COLLAPSED, AND THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST 100 FEET BEYOND THE TOUCHDOWN POINT.  HE SAID THAT HE WAS DISTRACTED DURING LANDING AS HIS PASSENGER WAS SICK AND VOMITING.  THE PILOT SAID THAT THERE WAS NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION WITH THE AIRPLANE.                                                                 (-23)AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING IN EXCELLENT WEATHER.  AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO PROP (BENT) ENGINE MOUNT BROKEN.  NOSE STRUT WAS BROKEN IN HALF, FIRE WALL WAS BENT, AND MAIN GEAR "U" SUPPORT WAS BENT AT THE FUSELAGE.

## 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 IAD98LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA058), May 13, 1998: Piper PA-22-135 (N1142C), Winchester, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Improper flare. A related factor was the pilot's diverted attention.

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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