- Date
- February 3, 1984, 16:15 local (23:15 UTC)
- Place
- Dixon, WY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N3553APiper PA-22-135
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840203002999A
- Case key
- 16332
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Analysis
The acft began to wander back & forth across the rwy on the takeoff roll. The CFI took control as the acft veered to theleft. The left wheel hit a snowbank & the acft ground looped to the left substantially damaging the right wing before coming to rest. There was a 10 degree left x-wind. The instructor was inexperienced as an instructor & had logged 26 hrsof flight time in a PA22. The acft had been modified by the removal of a nose wheel & the installation of a tailwheel but a new type certificate had not been issued.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3553A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22-135
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-1827
- Airframe hours
- 3,005
- Engine
- Lycoming O-290-D2, 135 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- John W. Clark
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- 9U4 · Dixon, WY
- Airport
- 9U4 · Dixon, runway 6, 4,800 × 50 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 1,313 total · 26 in this make and model · 1,313 as pilot in command · 256 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 17 knots
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 30 °F, dew point 19 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RWL, 55 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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