# Accident 20200316000739A: Piper PA-22-108, Pinedale, WY, March 16, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 2020, 17:20 local time
- Place: Pinedale, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7969° N, 109.8106° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7969&lon=-109.8106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4837Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4837Z-2020-07-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-108 (registry code 7102204, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22-108
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200316000739A

## Narrative

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

CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT WAS LOST ON APPROACH TO LANDING. PILOTS STATED THEY FELT LIKE SOMETHING BROKE AND CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO YAW TO THE RIGHT.

## 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 WPR20LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA110), Mar 16, 2020: Piper PA22 (N4837Z), Pinedale, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of airplane control during approach for reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence.

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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