# Accident 19990914046529A: Piper PA22135, Greeley, CO, September 14, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1999, 11:30 local time
- Place: Greeley, CO
- Airport: Greeley-Weld County Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4401° N, 104.6703° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4401&lon=-104.6703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3329A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3329A-2000-06-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-135 (registry code 7102206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22135
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN99LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990914046529A

## Narrative

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

(-23)AIRCRAFT LANDED RUNWAY 35 AT GXY AT APPROXIMATELY 1225 MDT, AND DURING LANDING ROLL OUT RAN OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY NORTH OF THE INTERSECTION ON RUNWAY 9/27. PILOT STATED THAT HE RAN OUT OF RUDDER AUTHORITY AND COULD NOT KEEP THE AIRCRAFT FROM VEERING OFF THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED DAMAGING THE LEFT WING, LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND TWISTING THE EMPENNAGE WHEN THE LEFT HORIZONTAL FIN DUG INTO THE GROUND DURING THE GROUND LOOP.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR THE ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD.  A WITNESS WHO SAW THE ACCIDENT STATED THAT THE WINDS WERE OUT OF THE WEST AT 10.  FSS SAID WINDS WERE CALM AT 1835 Z.  RWY 9/27 WAS CLOSED.

## 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 DEN99LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA162), Sep 14, 1999: Piper PA-22-135 (N3329A), Greeley, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent ground loop during landing roll. Factors were the malfunctioning self centering locking device on the tail wheel, the right rear quartering tail wind, and the 3 to 4 inch high…

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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