# Accident 20030308002379A: Piper PA22150, South Woodstock, CT, March 8, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 2003, 13:30 local time
- Place: South Woodstock, CT
- Airport: Woodstock Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2547° N, 71.9528° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2547&lon=-71.9528&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7342D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7342D-2026-08-15) (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 NYC03LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030308002379A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 01. RUNWAY 01 HAD PUDDLES OF STANDING WATER CAUSED BY THE MELTING SNOW. DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE PILOT APPLIED THE BRAKES. WHEN THE PILOT APPLIED THE BRAKES THE LEFT TIRE WAS ON DRY PAVEMENT AND THE RIGHT TIRE WAS ON THE PUDDLE OF STANDING WATER. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT, ONE TIRE CONTACTED THE SNOW BANK AND THE AIRCRAFT WENT NOSE OVER INVERTED.

## 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 NYC03LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA064), Mar 8, 2003: Piper PA-22/20-150 (N7342D), South Woodstock, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional 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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