- Date
- February 4, 1984, 13:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Lamkin, TX
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3343APiper PA-22-135
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840204002259A
- Case key
- 21253
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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.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Weather condition - crosswindFactor
Flare - misjudgedCause
Flight controls - improper use ofCause
Nose over
Landing gear,nose gear - overloadFactor
Analysis
The acft nose gear dug into the soft sod rwy and collapsed. After the nose gear collapsed the acft nosed over and slid inverted for about 100 ft. the FAA coordinator said the plt apparently forced the nose down while trying to maintain directional control. Student plt certificate and medical certificates were invalid at time of accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3343A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22-135
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-1616
- Airframe hours
- 1,188
- Engine
- Lycoming O-290-D2, 135 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Rudolph W. Kleiner
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 1, 1983
- Departed
- Ranger, TX
- Destination
- Lamkin, TX
- Airport
- runway 27, 3,800 × ft, dirt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 55
- Medical
- Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 220 total · 32 in this make and model · 200 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.