# Accident 20000123041369A: Piper PA22S150, Plymouth, IN, January 23, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 2000, 09:00 local time
- Place: Plymouth, IN
- Airport: Plymouth Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3399° N, 86.3101° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3399&lon=-86.3101&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3814P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3814P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22S-150 (registry code 7102212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22s-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22S150
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 363 total, 270 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000123041369A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON JANUARY 23, 2000, AT 0800 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-22, N3814P, COLLIDED WITH A SNOW BANK AND NOSED OVER AT THE PLYMOUTH AIRPORT, PLYMOUTH, INDIANA. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS BACK TAXIING THE AIRPLANE ON THE RUNWAY IN PREPARATION FOR TAKEOFF WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERAING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. (-23) TO BE CONDUCTED VIA ABN-FSDO SPM.

## 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 CHI00LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA061), Jan 23, 2000: Piper PA-22-150 (N3814P), Plymouth, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's disregard of the unsafe runway condition, his decision to operate the airplane on unsuitable terrain, and the failure to maintain runway centerline alignment which resulted in the landing…

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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