# NTSB CHI00LA150: Piper PA-22-150, N1686P, Salem, IN, June 3, 2000

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 3, 2000, 13:20 local (18:20 UTC)
- Place: Salem, IN
- Coordinates: 38.599395, -86.090591 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5994&lon=-86.0906&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 17, 2001
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 49381
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI00LA150
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/49381/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA150

## Probable cause

the inadequate compensation for the wind conditions and the failure of the pilot to maintain directional control.  A factor to the accident was the crosswind condition.

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- Gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear,main gear - overload
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll

## Analysis

The pilot reported the winds as out of the north at 10 knots gusting to 15 knots as he was attempting to land on runway 10.  A weather station reported winds 30 minutes prior to the accident as 030 degrees at 5 knots.  The left main landing gear collapsed and then the aircraft ground looped.  In a written statement, the pilot said, 'lost aircraft on crosswind landing and ground looped.'

## Factual narrative

On June 3, 2000, at 1320 eastern standard time (EST), a Piper PA-22-150, N1686P, owned and operated by a private pilot, was substantially damaged when the left main gear collapsed during a ground loop while landing on runway 10 (2,738 feet by 50 feet, asphalt) at the Salem Municipal Airport (I83), near Salem, Indiana.  The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was not operating under a flight plan.  Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident.  The pilot and the passenger reported no injuries.  The local flight originated at I83 at approximately 1250 EST.

At 30 minutes prior to the accident, the Louisville International Airport, Louisville, Kentucky, located 32 nautical miles on a 135 degree bearing from I83, reported weather as: winds from 030 degrees at 5 knots; visibility of 10 statute miles; few clouds at 4,500 feet; temperature of 22 degrees C; dew point of 12 degrees C; altimeter 30.18.

The pilot reported the winds at the time of the accident to be from the north at 10 knots gusting to 15 knots.

In a written statement, the pilot reported, "lost aircraft on crosswind landing and ground looped."

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1686P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1686P-2000-08-12), registration cancelled 2000-08-12, S/N 22-2472 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Piper PA-22-150
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 22-2472
- Airframe hours: 2728
- Engines: Lycoming O-320 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Lincoln Allan Taylor
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, March 11, 2000, 5 hours before
- Departed: Y39
- Airport: I83, Salem Municipal, runway 10, 2,738 × 50 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 59; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 643 total, 5 in this make and model, 591 as pilot in command, 5 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 50° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 70 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: LOU, 32 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 20000603042729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000603042729A), Jun 3, 2000: Piper PA22150, Salem, IN, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft ground looped during landing at Salem, Indiana (I83) on runway 10, aircraft received substantial damage, no injuries occurred.

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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