# Accident 20120326005489A: Piper PA-22-150, Crowley, LA, March 26, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 2012, 13:00 local time
- Place: Crowley, LA
- Airport: (Pvt) Jeff Johns
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2139° N, 92.3397° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2139&lon=-92.3397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6143D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6143D-2018-05-30) (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 PA-22-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 59 total, 41 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA207) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120326005489A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN12CA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA207), Mar 26, 2012: Piper PA-22-150 (N6143D), Crowley, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a nose-over.

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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