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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-22-150 · Concord, CA · May 18, 2001

Date: May 18, 2001 · 15:27 local
Place: Concord, CA
Airport: Buchanan Field
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N3170Z
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX01LA185
Reported as: Piper PA22150

N3170ZRegistered now · Piper PA-22-150S/N 22-7122 · Built 1959 Airframe modelPiper PA-22-150 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23)During landing attempt at Buchanan Field Airport on runway 32R at "c" intersection, pilot "ground looped" aircraft. Pilot received a crosswind and bounced the aircraft causing it to veer sideways collapsing the right main landing gear with the aircraft coming to rest facing the approach end of 32R with the right wing tip resting on the runway. No injuries. No property damage. Substantial damage to aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)DURING LANDING ATTEMPT AT BUCHANAN FIELD AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 32R AT "C" INTERSECTION, PILOT "GROUND LOOPED" AIRCRAFT. PILOT RECEIVED A CROSSWIND AND BOUNCED THE AIRCRAFT CAUSING IT TO VEER SIDEWAYS COLLAPSING THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WITH THE AIRCRAFT COMING TO REST FACING THE APPROACH END OF 32R WITH THE RIGHT WING TIP RESTING ON THE RUNWAY. NO INJURIES. NO PROPERTY DAMAGE. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.

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 LAX01LA185Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportConcord, CAThe pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, resulting in a loss of directional control and the inadvertent ground loop.May 18, 2001 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N3170Z · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20260228001699AOroville, CAOn February 28, 2026, about 0948 pacific standard time, a Piper PA-22-150, [privacy data omitted], was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Oroville, California. The pilot was fatally injured and the aircraft was destroyed. The airplane was…Feb 28, 2026 · Destroyed · 1 fatal Accident 19911201053959ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Palo Alto, CALost directional control landing. Ground looped. PA22150 modified to a tail wheel version.Dec 1, 1991 · Reported as Piper STCPA22 · Substantial damage