# Accident 20010518010459A: Piper PA22150, Concord, CA, May 18, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 2001, 15:27 local time
- Place: Concord, CA
- Airport: Buchanan Field
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9939° N, 122.0614° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9939&lon=-122.0614&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3170Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3170Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX01LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010518010459A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 LAX01LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA185), May 18, 2001: Piper PA-22-150 (N3170Z), Concord, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, resulting in a loss of directional control and the inadvertent ground loop.

## Other reports on N3170Z (2)

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

- [Accident 20260228001699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260228001699A), Feb 28, 2026: Piper PA-22-150 (N3170Z), Oroville, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On 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…
- [Accident 19911201053959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911201053959A), Dec 1, 1991: Piper STCPA22 (N3170Z), Palo Alto, CA, Substantial damage. Lost directional control landing. Ground looped. PA22150 modified to a tail wheel version.

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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