# Accident 20220502006189A: Piper PA-22-135, Mesa, AZ, May 2, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 2022, 07:35 local time
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Airport: Phoenix-Mesa Gateway
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3078° N, 111.6555° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3078&lon=-111.6555&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3390A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3390A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-135 (registry code 7102206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-290-D2 (registry code 42090, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-290-d2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22-135
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-290-D2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 2,545 total, 4 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220502006189A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 2, 2022, A 1954 PIPER PA-22-135, N3390A, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LOST CONTROL SHORTLY AFTER LANDING.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING USED TRAINING.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM FALCON FIELD AIRPORT.

## 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 WPR22LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA170), May 2, 2022: Piper PA22/135 (N3390A), Mesa, 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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