# Accident 20070506006709A: Piper J5A, Rchmond/Ashlan, VA, May 6, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 2007, 13:00 local time
- Place: Rchmond/Ashlan, VA
- Airport: Hanover County Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7089° N, 77.4367° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7089&lon=-77.4367&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33180, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N33180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J5A (registry code 7100702, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J5A
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 600 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA07CA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07CA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070506006709A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS CONDUCTING BANNER TOWING OPERATIONS FROM HANOVER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (OFP) FOR THE NEXTEL CUP RACES AT RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY. AFTER LANDING ON RWY 34, IN A STRONG CROSSWIND, HE TURNED OFF THE RUNWAY EXPOSING THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT TO THE WIND. HE APPLIED FULL AFT CONTROL TO THE STICK CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER ITS NOSE ONTO ITS TOPSIDE. THE PILOT WAS NOT INVOLVED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 MIA07CA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07CA093), May 6, 2007: Piper J5A (N33180), Richmond, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper positioning of the elevator flight control surface by the pilot-in-command while taxiing with a tailwind, resulting in the airplane nosing over.

## Other reports on N33180 (1)

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

- [Incident 20000527032289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000527032289I), May 27, 2000: Piper J5A (N33180), Seaside Heights, NJ, Minor damage. (-23)IEA1700018

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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