- Date
- June 18, 1983, 09:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place
- Brighton, CO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2801ZPiper PA-22-160
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830618025669A
- Case key
- 16098
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After entering the landing pattern, the plt noted binding of the aileron control system. Reportedly the aileron controls seemed to lock, so he used the rudders for directional control & landed in a plowed field. During the landing, the acft nosed over. An exam revealed that the Piper auto control sys (wing leveler) had become engaged. With the wing leveler engaged, an extraordinary amount of control force was required to overcome a gear sys. The plt believed that the wing leveler control, pn 751-519, vibrated into the engaged position.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2801Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22-160
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-6794
- Airframe hours
- 2,143
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-B2B, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- K. Funk
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Unknown · March 16, 1983 · 25 hours before
- Departed
- CO12 · Brighton, CO
- Airport
- C012 · Brighton Van-Aire
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
- 59
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 2,000 total · 200 in this make and model · 2,000 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 40° at 5 knots, gusting 5
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point -0 °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.