- Date
- November 22, 1984, 12:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Plainfield, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N2381APiper PA-22-135
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841122066059A
- Case key
- 12968
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Right wing of acft was lifted by wind while taxiing after landing. Plt was taxiing south then made turn into tie down area when accident occurred. Flaps were down and control wheel was held forward with left aileron input. Acft flipped over. Plt recommended, 'do not operate aircraft in winds which exceed the aircrafts ground handling limitations.'
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2381A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22-135
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-745
- Airframe hours
- 3,520
- Engine
- Lycoming O-290-D2, 135 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Thomas E. Esposito
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 13, 1984
- Departed
- Lockport, IL
- Airport
- 1C5 · Flow Intl, runway 18, 3,370 × 50 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
- Age
- 23
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 214 total · 97 in this make and model · 173 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 205° at 15 knots, gusting 30
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 37 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.