# Accident 20210414003689A: Piper PA-22-135, Pullman, WA, April 14, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 2021, 18:34 local time
- Place: Pullman, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.7455° N, 117.1650° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7455&lon=-117.1650&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3023M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3023M-2023-01-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-135 (registry code 7102206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320 series (registry code 42389, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22-135
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,625 total, 45 in this make and model, 86 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210414003689A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS LANDING IN FARM FIELD APPROXIMATELY 2 NAUTICAL MILES WEST OF PULLMAN AIRPORT. PILOT REPORTED HE WAS TURNING RIGHT TO LINE UP TO TAKE OFF, WHEN A GUST OF WIND CAUSED THE LEFT WING LIFT AND THE RIGHT WING HIT THE GROUND. THE PILOT REPORTED PUTTING FULL LEFT RUDDER AND TAPPED THE BREAKS CAUSING THE NOSE TO HIT THE GROUND AND FLIP ONTO ITS BACK.

## 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 WPR21LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA159), Apr 15, 2021: Piper PA22 (N3023M), Pullman, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during taxiing in crosswind conditions, which resulted in the airplane nosing 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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