# Accident 20220227002949A: Piper PA-22-150, Buffalo, WY, February 27, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 2022, 20:30 local time
- Place: Buffalo, WY
- Airport: Johnson County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3811° N, 106.7218° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3811&lon=-106.7218&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1799P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1799P) (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: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 60 total, 60 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220227002949A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUST ON LANDING

## 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 WPR22LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA113), Feb 28, 2022: Piper PA-22-150 (N1799P), Buffalo, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to compensate for a wind gust during the landing roll, which resulted in a loss of directional control and collision with terrain

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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