- Date
- September 16, 1983, 11:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- Doddridge, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8846DPiper PA-22
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830916050249A
- Case key
- 21059
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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.
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Terrain condition - rough/unevenFactor
Unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selectedCause
Loss of control - on ground/water
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Ground loop/swerve - uncontrolledCause
Nose over
Analysis
The acft collided with a hole during landing and nosed over. The plt stated we has landed on this field before but should have surveyed it before landing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8846D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-6016
- Airframe hours
- 1,483
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-C2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- James D. Mitchell
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 15, 1983
- Departed
- ATA · Atlanta, TX
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 22
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 150 total · 45 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.