# NTSB CHI66D0591: Piper PA-22, N2616A, Wooster, OH, February 26, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 26, 1966
- Place: Wooster, OH · WOOSTER, OH
- Location: 40.8191° N, 81.9316° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wooster, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8191&lon=-81.9316&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 4, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173025
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66D0591
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66D0591

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0387  66/2/26    WOOSTER OHIO        PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1530                    N2616A              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      44, 10400 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            450 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WOOSTER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- SIMULATED FORCED LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2616A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2616A), registered now, S/N 22-895, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- 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
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wooster

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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