- Date
- March 15, 1994, 13:40 local (19:40 UTC)
- Place
- Benton, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N3263ZPiper PA-22-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 14, 1994
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19940315005449A
- Case key
- 9487
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Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions. A factor associated with the accident was the tailwind.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot reported he had landed without incident on runway 36, and was back taxiing to exit the runway. He said a gust of wind caught the right wing and nosed the airplane over.
Factual narrative
On March 15, 1994, at 1340 central standard time, a Piper PA-22-150 airplane, N3263Z, sustained substantial damage while back taxiing on runway 36 at Benton, Illinois. The pilot reported no injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight. No flight plan was filed. The flight originated from Paducah Kentucky, about 1300 central standard time.
The pilot reported he had landed without incident on runway 36, and was back taxiing to exit the runway. He said a gust of wind caught the right wing and nosed the airplane over.
The airport manager reported the winds at the time of the accident were from 300 degrees at 15 knots gusting to 20 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3263Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-7212
- Airframe hours
- 2,088
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Samuel E. Barwick
- Registered owner
- Samuel E. Barwick
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 28, 1993 · 20 hours before
- Departed
- PAH · Paducah, KY
- Airport
- H96 · Benton Municipal, runway 36, 3,200 × 60 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
- 41
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 322 total · 20 in this make and model · 322 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 15 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 35 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N3263Z · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.