# Accident 20050418005149A: Piper PA22160, Gordon, NE, April 18, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 2005, 18:45 local time
- Place: Gordon, NE
- Airport: Gordon Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8061° N, 102.1753° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8061&lon=-102.1753&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9332D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9332D) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 70 total, 3 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05CA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050418005149A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT FLYING HIS PERSONAL PLANE WITHOUT INSTRUCTOR SUPERVISION LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT UPON LANDING AND GROUND LOOPED TO THE RIGHT. DAMAGE CONSISTS OF LEFT LANDING GEAR FOLDED UNDER, RIGHT GEAR FOLDED OUTWARD, LEFT WING BEND UPWARDS AT 45 DEGREE ANGLE, LEFT WING STRUTS BENT, PROPELLER STRIKE.

## 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 CHI05CA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA101), Apr 19, 2005: Piper PA-22-160 (N9332D), Gordon, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain direction control during landing. The pilot lack of familiarity with the airplane was a factor.

## Other reports on N9332D (1)

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

- [Accident 20030910023519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030910023519A), Sep 10, 2003: Piper PA22160 (N9332D), Billings, MT, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot states he encountered dust devils upon roll out which ground looped the aircraft.

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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