# Accident 20041029029189A: Piper PA22160, Vacaville, CA, October 29, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 2004, 18:10 local time
- Place: Vacaville, CA
- Airport: Nut Tree Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3767° N, 121.9622° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3767&lon=-121.9622&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8158D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8158D) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 170 total, 80 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05CA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041029029189A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS PRACTICING TAKE-OFFS AND LANDINGS AFTER RECEIVING SEVERAL HOURS OF DUAL IN A TAILWHEEL AIRCRAFT. PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND GROUND LOOPED AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER PRIOR TO COMING TO REST, AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, PILOT WAS NOT INJURED, VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED.

## 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 LAX05CA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA019), Oct 30, 2004: Piper PA-22-160 (N8158D), Vacaville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing rollout.

## Other reports on N8158D (2)

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

- [Accident 20020329026069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020329026069A), Mar 29, 2002: Piper PA22160 (N8158D), Vacaville, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot flew from medford, Oregon to the Nut Tree Airport. Upon arrival, during the roll out phase of the landing on runway 20, the pilot lost…
- [Accident 20010714020809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010714020809A), Jul 14, 2001: Piper PA22160 (N8158D), Friday Harbor, WA, No damage. (-23) The pilot, Mr. Gordon erhart, certificate #572827851, was attempting to land his PA-22-160, N8158D, at the Friday Harbor airport (WA24). The weather was…

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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