# NTSB CHI08CA089: Piper PA-22-135, N3212B, Scribner, NE, March 2, 2008 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: March 2, 2008, 15:00 local (21:00 UTC) - Place: Scribner, NE - Coordinates: 41.660186, -96.660896 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6602&lon=-96.6609&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 30, 2008 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 67721 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI08CA089 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/67721/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA089 ## Probable cause The inadequate compensation for wind conditions and the directional control not obtained/maintained by the pilot during landing. A contributing factor was the crosswind. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Wind: crosswind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Not specified (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-22-135, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md?model=7102206), [All aircraft, 1,008 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: crosswind correction](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062030): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-22-135, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062030/cases.md?model=7102206), [All aircraft, 184 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062030/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-22-135, 10 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=7102206), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-22-135, 17 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=7102206), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Piper PA-22-135, 17 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=7102206), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The airplane received substantial damage when it ground looped during landing on runway 17 (4,200 feet by 75 feet). The left wing was damaged when it contacted the runway. Winds were reported as 210 degrres at 9 knots. ## Factual narrative The airplane received substantial damage when it ground looped during landing on runway 17 (4,200 feet by 75 feet). The left wing was damaged when it contacted the runway. Winds were reported as 210 degrres at 9 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N3212B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3212B-2018-06-08), registration cancelled 2018-06-08, S/N 22-2039, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Piper PA-22-135 - Registry model: [Piper PA-22-135](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (registry code 7102206) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 22-2039 - Engines: Lycoming O-290 reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Pilot - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: SCB, SCRIBNER, NE - Destination: SCB - Airport: SCB, Scribner State, runway 17, 4,200 × 75 ft, concrete ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 28; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3; flight hours: 88 total, 18 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day ## 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 20080302012109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080302012109A), Mar 2, 2008: Piper PA22135, Scribner, NE, Substantial damage. (-23) The private pilot was landing at Scribner NE on runway 17 with a crosswind. On the first approach and landing, he decided to make a go-around. The second… ## Other investigations on N3212B (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 IAD70D0107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70D0107), Nov 23, 1969: Piper PA-22 (N3212B), Vale, NC, substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.