# Accident 20210415005339A: Piper PA-22-160, Cottonwood, AZ, April 15, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 2021, 09:00 local time
- Place: Cottonwood, AZ
- Airport: Cottonwood
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7307° N, 112.0350° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7307&lon=-112.0350&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3551Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3551Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-160 (registry code 7102214, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (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-22-160
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,050 total, 400 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210415005339A

## Narrative

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

GEAR COLLAPSED DURING LANDING RWY 32

## 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 WPR21LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA160), Apr 15, 2021: Piper PA-22-160 (N3551Z), Cottonwood, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a 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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