# NTSB ATL93LA036: Piper PA-22, N8714D, Greensboro, NC, December 18, 1992

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: December 18, 1992, 15:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place: Greensboro, NC
- Location: 36.1013° N, 79.9411° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PIEDMONT TRIAD INTL (GSO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1013&lon=-79.9411&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 28, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 8711
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL93LA036
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/8711/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA036

## Probable cause

THE IMPROPER FLARE BY THE PILOT WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING AND GROUND LOOP OF THE AIRCRAFT. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE CROSSWIND AT THE TIME OF THE LANDING.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - encountered
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll

## Analysis

THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A THREE POINT LANDING IN A CROSSWIND. HE STATED THAT AFTER BOUNCING ON THE LANDING, HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS NOT ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED AND CONTACTED THE TERRAIN.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8714D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8714D), registered now, S/N 22-5895, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (registry code 7102214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O-320-A1A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-a1a) (registry code 42098, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 22 5895
- Airframe hours: 2200
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Collins, William B.
- Registered owner: Collins, William B.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, March 1, 1992
- Departed: GSO
- Destination: GSO
- Airport: GSO, Greensboro Regional, runway 14, 6,380 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 26; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 430 total, 174 in this make and model, 377 as pilot in command, 70 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 70° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 52 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: GSO, 1 nm away

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19921218050959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921218050959A), Dec 18, 1992: Piper PA22160, Greensboro, NC, Substantial damage. Bounced on hard landing. Reported shimmy began. Lost control and ground looped. No defects reported.

## Other investigations on N8714D (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 MIA69D0011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69D0011), Jun 1, 1968: Piper PA-22 (N8714D), Troy, SC, destroyed

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.

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