# Accident 19980725025049A: Piper PA22135, Rock Springs, WY, July 25, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1998, 15:00 local time
- Place: Rock Springs, WY
- Airport: Rock Springs Sweetwater Count
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5895° N, 109.2197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5895&lon=-109.2197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1202C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1202C-2008-10-20) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 280 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA332) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980725025049A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE PILOT SAID A GUST OF WIND 'CAUGHT HIM AND HE  WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.'  THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED, CAUSING THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE.  THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND, DAMAGING THE TIP, AND THE PROPELLER ALSO SUSTAINED GROUND STRIKE DAMAGE.  IN THE WEATHER SECTION OF HIS ACCIDENT REPORT, THE PILOT INDICATED THE WIND WAS CALM.     (-23)PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT.

## 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 FTW98LA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA332), Jul 25, 1998: Piper PA-22-135 (N1202C), Rock Springs, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control, and an inadvertent ground loop/swerve.

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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