# Accident 20080802844062A: Piper PA25235, Jean, NV, August 2, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 2008, 14:15 local time
- Place: Jean, NV
- Airport: Jean
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7667° N, 115.3297° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7667&lon=-115.3297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7211Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7211Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,305 total, 238 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA254) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080802844062A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N7211Z (PA-25-235 TOW PLANE) WAS INVOLVED IN A MIDAIR COLLISION WITH A SGS2-23A GLIDER AT APPROX 3000' AGL AT 1415 PDT AFTER DEPARTING 0L7. AFTER NORMAL CABLE RELEASE (N33923) TURNED 60-70 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT (SOUTHWEST) AS THE TOW PLANE (N7211Z) TURNED AWAY AND TO THE LEFT (NORTHEAST). AFTER APPROX 2-3 MINUTES WHILE MANEUVERING TO ENTER THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AT 0L7 THE PIC OF N7211Z FELT AN IMPACT WHICH HE THEN VISUALLY CONFIRMED WAS WITH N33923. N33923 BEGAN AN UNCOMMANDED TURN TO RIGHT WHICH THE PIC WAS ABLE TO CORRECT WITH 10-20 DEGREES OF AILERON AND WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL UNTIL A SAFE LANDING WAS EXECUTED ONTO RWY 20L OF 0L7 WHIC WAS LESS THAN 2 MILES FROM THE MIDAIR SIGHT. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE VERTICAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER ON N33923 RESULTED. MINOR DAMAGE RESULTED TO THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT OF N7211Z WHICH ALSO LANDED SAFELY.

## 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 LAX08LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA254), Aug 2, 2008: Piper PA-25-235 (N7211Z), Jean, NV, no damage. Probable cause: The failure of both pilots to see and avoid the other aircraft while maneuvering over the airport.

## Other reports on N7211Z (2)

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

- [Incident 20040606010409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040606010409I), Jun 6, 2004: Piper PA25235 (N7211Z), Jean, NV. (-23) On June 6, 2004, N7211Z, a PA-25-235 aircraft lost lateral control while on final approach for runway 20 at Jean Airport (0L7), Nevada. The pilot was…
- [Incident 19780309015719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780309015719I), Mar 9, 1978: Piper PA25235 (N7211Z), Oaksdale, WA. Exhaust pipe failed and dropped. Subsequent heat caused vapor lock and engine stoppage.

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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