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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-22-150 · Las Vegas, NV · September 22, 2000

Date: September 22, 2000 · 17:06 local
Place: Las Vegas, NV
Airport: North Las Vegas Air Terminal
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N2963P
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX00LA351
Reported as: Piper PA22150

N2963PRegistration cancelled Aug 8, 2013 · Piper PA-22-150S/N 22-3236 · Built 1955 Airframe modelPiper PA-22-150 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) According to witnesses, the pilot was landing in a crosswind when a very strong crosswind affected the landing. While trying to compensate for the strong gust, the nose gear hit the side of the asphalt rwy and collapsed it. After the nose gear collapsed, the right wing struck the ground bending the front spar and also bending at least two of the ribs on teh right wing. The engine mount is broken in several places. The propellor and the prop spinner is also bent. The lower engine cowling is damaged.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE PILOT WAS LANDING IN A CROSSWIND WHEN A VERY STRONG CROSSWIND AFFECTED THE LANDING. WHILE TRYING TO COMPENSATE FOR THE STRONG GUST, THE NOSE GEAR HIT THE SIDE OF THE ASPHALT RWY AND COLLAPSED IT. AFTER THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE GROUND BENDING THE FRONT SPAR AND ALSO BENDING AT LEAST TWO OF THE RIBS ON TEH RIGHT WING. THE ENGINE MOUNT IS BROKEN IN SEVERAL PLACES. THE PROPELLOR AND THE PROP SPINNER IS ALSO BENT. THE LOWER ENGINE COWLING IS DAMAGED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX00LA351Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNorth Las Vegas, NVThe pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusty and variable crosswind conditions. Factors were the variable and gusty crosswinds.Sep 23, 2000 · Substantial damage