# Accident 20100318029769A: Piper PA-22-160, Mesa, AZ, March 18, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 2010, 09:58 local time
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Airport: Phoenix-Mesa Gateway
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3078° N, 111.6556° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3078&lon=-111.6556&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8830D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8830D-2023-02-15) (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 PA-22-160
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 300 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10CA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100318029769A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 18, 2010 AT APPROXIMATELY 1658Z (0958 MST), N8830D, A PIPER MODEL PA-22 AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT GROUND LOOPED AT PHOENIX-MESA GATEWAY AIRPORT, MESA, AZ (KIWA).  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^STUDENT PILOT WAS MANIPULATING THE FLIGHT CONTROLS OF THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, WHO WAS THE DESIGNATED PILOT-IN-COMMAND.  THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT WITH A REPORTED LIGHT LEFT QUARTERING TAILWIND.  THE AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PILOT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WERE NOT INJURED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME OF THE 14 CFR PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT.

## 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 WPR10CA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA170), Mar 18, 2010: Piper PA-22-160 (N8830D), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's inadequate compensation for the quartering tailwind during landing and the flight instructor's delay in taking remedial action.

## Other reports on N8830D (2)

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

- [Incident 19870416018299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870416018299I), Apr 16, 1987: Piper PA22160 (N8830D), San Luis Obispo, CA, Minor damage. Ground looped on landing causing minor damage.
- [Incident 19860305009329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860305009329I), Mar 5, 1986: Piper PA22160 (N8830D), San Luis Obispo, CA, Minor damage. Engine quit after go around. Made runway but ran off into soft dirt. Probable carburetor icing.

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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