# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-22-135, 1996

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB CHI96LA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA299.md): Piper PA-22 · Portland, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 16, 1996 · N2309A · Substantial damage
  > the aircraft ground looped when the pilot lost control of the aircraft during landing.
- [NTSB MIA96LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA190.md): Piper PA-22-135 · Georgetown, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 16, 1996 · N1544P · Substantial damage
  > failure of the pilot to see-and-avoid an obstruction on the ground (inadequate visual lookout) during a precautionary landing, which resulted in a collapsed nose gear and subsequent nose over. Factors relating to the accident were: the adverse weather…
- [NTSB ATL96LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA083.md): Piper PA-22-135 · Cochran, GA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 1, 1996 · N1209C · Substantial damage
  > failure of the flight instructor (CFI) to maintain directional control of the airplane during takeoff, when the airplane encountered an uneven area on the airstrip and becoming airborne prematurely; and his failure to maintain clearance (or altitude) from…
- [NTSB IAD96LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA064.md): Piper PA-22-135 · Dover, DE · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 19, 1996 · N3506A · Substantial damage
  > the overhaul maintenance personnel's improper major overhaul procedure (improper torque on the engine block center through bolts), which resulted in an in flight loss of engine power. A related factor was the lack of suitable terrain available for a forced…
- [NTSB MIA96LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA091.md): Piper PA-22/20-150 · Merritt Island, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 3, 1996 · N3311B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for crosswind conditions during the landing roll, which resulted in a loss of directional control and an inadvertent ground swerve. The crosswind was a related factor.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE year(c."eventDate") = 1996
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7102206'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7102206&year=1996

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