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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-22-150 · Crowley, LA · March 26, 2012

Date
March 26, 2012 · 13:00 local
Place
Crowley, LA
Airport
(Pvt) Jeff Johns
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6143D
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN12CA207
Reported as
Piper PA-22-150
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
59 total41 in this make and model27 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot attempted to land on a private grass airstrip. The aircraft ended up on its nose, slid down the grass runway then flipped over. Substantial damage to aircraft to include dislocated nose strut. Suspect lack of experience and required training.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON A PRIVATE GRASS AIRSTRIP. THE AIRCRAFT ENDED UP ON ITS NOSE, SLID DOWN THE GRASS RUNWAY THEN FLIPPED OVER. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT TO INCLUDE DISLOCATED NOSE STRUT. SUSPECT LACK OF EXPERIENCE AND REQUIRED TRAINING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.