- Date
- July 9, 1983, 16:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Berrien Springs, MI
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3504ZPiper PA-22
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830709029329A
- Case key
- 12254
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt reported that when he landed, the wind was variable from west to north at 12 to 15 KTS. He stated that after touchdown, he held the tail up in the slip stream. Reportedly, directional control was good until the acft entered an area that was not protected by trees on the west side. At that point, the acft swerved into the wind. Subsequently, it ran into a corn field beside the rwy & was damaged.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3504Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Airframe hours
- 2,300
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Larry O. Jenkins
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 1, 1983
- Departed
- C20 · Berrien Springs, MI
- Airport
- C20 · Berrien Springs, runway 31, 3,120 × 75 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 387 total · 25 in this make and model · 340 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 12 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 91 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N3504Z · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.