# Accident 20081101851219A: Piper PA22150, Lamar, CO, November 1, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 2008, 10:45 local time
- Place: Lamar, CO
- Airport: Lamar Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0683° N, 102.6864° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0683&lon=-102.6864&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3758P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3758P-2013-08-19) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 45 total, 40 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081101851219A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT EXPERIENCED GUST OF WIND FROM LEFT WHILE IN LANDING FLARE AT LAA.  AIRPLANE BANKED RIGHT, PILOT CORRECTED WITH LEFT RUDDER ONLY AND AIRPLANE CONTRACTED GROUND WITH RIGHT WING WITH ENSUING GROUND LOOP AND NOSED OVER.  AIRPLANE CAME TO REST ON TOP OF WING AND RUDDER (UP SIDE DOWN) PILOT EXITED WITH NO INJURY.  AIRPLANE DAMAGE WAS SUBSTANTIAL.  FURTHER INTERVIEW WITH PILOT REVEALED THAT HE DEPARTED ON LONG SOLO CROSS COUNTRY WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE OR APPROVAL OF HIS INSTRUCTOR.

## 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 CEN09CA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA047), Nov 1, 2008: Piper PA-22-150 (N3758P), Lamar, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.

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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