- Date
- January 31, 1982, 13:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Trinidad, CO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N3921PPiper PA-22
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 31, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820131002119A
- Case key
- 72859
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot reported that the aircraft started to veer left as the tail came up during the takeoff roll. He corrected with rudder, but did not maintain directional control. As a ground loop developed, he noted there was insufficient airspeed to lift off and aborted. The aircraft went off of the runway, encountered soft terrain in a shallow depression, hit a small bush, and nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3921P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 223591
- Airframe hours
- 4,042
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Fishers Peak Aviation
- Registered owner
- Fishers Peak Aviation
- Departed
- TAD · Trinidad, CO
- Destination
- TAD · Trinidad, CO
- Airport
- TAD · Las Animas County, runway 21, 5,496 × 100 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
- 47
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 293 total · 25 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- 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 N3921P · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.