# Accident 20020828024259A: Piper PA22160, Ruth, CA, August 28, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 2002, 18:40 local time
- Place: Ruth, CA
- Airport: Ruth Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2114° N, 123.2975° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2114&lon=-123.2975&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3607Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3607Z-2021-08-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-160 (registry code 7102214, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22160
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA265) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020828024259A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT DEPARTED OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, ENROUTE TO RUTH, CALIFORNIA. IN THE TRAFFIC TO RUNWAY 13 AT RUTH, THE PILOT DETERMINED THAT THE WIND WAS LIGHT AND VARIABLE. DURING THE TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A STRONG GUST OF TAIL WIND WHICH LIFTGED THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE GROUND AND THE NOSE WHEEL TO COLLAPSE. AT THAT TIME, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED AND CAME TO A STOP INVERTED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF 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 LAX02LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA265), Aug 29, 2002: Piper PA-22-160 (N3607Z), Ruth, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions and failure to maintain control.

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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