- Date
- August 17, 1990, 09:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Igiugig, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3455APiper PA-22
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 15, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- Case key
- 5432
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Probable cause
The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain directional control on landing. Contributing to the accident was unsuitable terrain selected by the pilot for landing.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
After touchdown on the gravel bar, the pilot lost directional control of the airplane. The airplane then ground looped to the right and nosed over on its back. The airplane was substantially damaged. The pilot and passenger were not injured.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3455A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1732
- Airframe hours
- 2,007
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Robert Bumbaugh
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 21, 1990 · 15 hours before
- Flight plan
- VFR
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 52
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 214 total · 97 in this make and model · 200 as pilot in command · 14 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 2 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
Other investigations on N3455A · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.