# NTSB LAX72DUQ45: Piper PA-22, N2241A, Lancaster, CA, November 16, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 16, 1971
- Place: Lancaster, CA · LANCASTER, CA
- Location: 34.6980° N, 118.1367° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lancaster, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6980&lon=-118.1367&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 26, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164522
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72DUQ45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72DUQ45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3507  71/11/16 NR.LANCASTER,CALIF    PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 445
        TIME - 0925                    N2241A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 351 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOME STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         LANCASTER,CALIF             LANCASTER,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- RWY OF INSUFFICIENT LENGTH FOR 12K DOWNWIND.SWERVED TO AVOID TREES OFF END OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2241A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2241A-2009-07-13), registration cancelled 2009-07-13, S/N 22-642, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-135](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (registry code 7102206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Home Strip

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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