# NTSB CHI91LA100: Piper PA-22-150, N3658P, Springfield, MO, February 28, 1991

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: February 28, 1991, 10:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place: Springfield, MO
- Coordinates: 37.210346, -93.349685 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2103&lon=-93.3497&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 31, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 15015
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI91LA100
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/15015/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA100

## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S POOR EVALUATION OF HIGH WIND CONDITIONS AND THE SUBSEQUENT INABILITY TO COMPENSATE FOR THE WINDS. RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE GUSTY CROSSWIND CONDITIONS.

## 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)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - weather evaluation - poor, pilot in command (cause)
  - compensation for wind conditions - not possible, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, landing - roll

## Analysis

FOLLOWING A LANDING ON RUNWAY 28, A GUST OF WIND LIFTED THE RIGHT WING DURING THE LANDING ROLL. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT CORRECTIVE FLIGHT CONTROL INPUTS WERE TO NO AVAIL. THE AIRPLANE TRAVELED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER IN A GRASS AREA. ABOUT 6 MI AWAY, THE WIND WAS REPORTED TO BE FROM 180 DEGREES AT 19 GUSTING 24 KNOTS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3658P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3658P-1996-08-21), registration cancelled 1996-08-21, S/N 223409 (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: 22-3409
- Airframe hours: 2534
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Operator: John R. Johnson
- Registered owner: John R. Johnson
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, May 17, 1990, 53 hours before
- Departed: GALENA, MO
- Airport: 3DW, Springfield-Downtown, runway 1, 3,845 × 50 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 56; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 814 total, 66 in this make and model, 503 as pilot in command, 41 in the last 90 days, 28 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 19 knots, gusting 24
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 55 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: SGF, 6 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 19910228003649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910228003649A), Feb 28, 1991: Piper PA22150, Springfield, MO, Substantial damage. Strong crosswind picked up a wing and tail,blowing aircraft off runway and flipping it over.

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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