# Accident 20190927020079A: Piper PA-22, Pollock, LA, September 27, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 2019, 09:30 local time
- Place: Pollock, LA
- Airport: Pollock Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.4794° N, 92.4611° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4794&lon=-92.4611&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3365B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3365B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22 (registry code 7102202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 8,492 total, 6 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA576](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA576) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190927020079A

## Narrative

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

ON TOUCHDOWN TO RUNWAY 18, THE AIRPLANE BALLOONED DURING THE LANDING.  WHEN IT CAME BACK DOWN ONTO THE RUNWAY, THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT ALIGNED WITH THE CENTERLINE, RESULTING IN A SLOW SPEED GROUND LOOP.  THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY SWERVED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST INTO A DRAINAGE DITCH.  THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING AND AILERON.

## 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 GAA19CA576](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA576), Sep 27, 2019: Piper PA 22 (N3365B), Pollock, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing and subsequent ground loop.

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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