- Date
- August 26, 1990, 13:15 local (19:15 UTC)
- Place
- Las Vegas, NM
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3163ZPiper PA-22-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 14, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900826036579A
- Case key
- 17983
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Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and failure to maintain directional control.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The private pilot attempted a touch and go landing in strong and gusty crosswinds. During the landing roll, the pilot lost control, the plane departed the runway to the left, the nose gear folded, and the plane nosed over. The plane came to rest beside the runway, inverted. The left wing, left strut, and vertical stabilizer were damaged.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3163Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-7114
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Ziogas, Marios T.
- Departed
- TCC · Tucumcari, NM
- Destination
- LVS
- Airport
- LVS · Las Vegas, runway 14, 8,200 × 60 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Flight hours
- 110 total · 50 in this make and model · 95 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 20 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LVS, 1 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.
Other investigations on N3163Z · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.