# Accident 20000901037219A: Piper PA22135, Marion, IN, September 1, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2000, 14:30 local time
- Place: Marion, IN
- Airport: Marion Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6008° N, 85.6305° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6008&lon=-85.6305&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3383A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3383A) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA297) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000901037219A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT UPON LANDING ON RUNWAY 14, A SEVERE ROTURG THERMAL, POSSIBLY A DUST DEVIL, IMPACTED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RIGHT REAR TAIL SURFACES CAUSING THE A/C TO SKID SIDEWAYS INTO THE TURF ALONG SIDE THE RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI00LA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA297), Sep 1, 2000: Piper PA-22/20 (N3383A), Marion, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot failed to maintain directional control during landing. A factor was the dust devil.

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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