- Date
- April 5, 1970
- Place
- Marion, KS · MARION, KS
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N3531PPiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report January 5, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 128504
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1663 70/4/5 MARION,KANS PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1530 N3531P PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 48, 1453 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 500 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MARION MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MARION,KANS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CONGESTED RAMP/TAXIWAY WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE LEFT QUARTERING TAIL WIND 203-247 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 64 220 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 15 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- SHORT RADIUS,PWRD TURN TO AVOID MUD AREA.L QUARTERING TAIL WIND GUSTING 20K,L WING LIFTED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3531P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Marion Muni
N3531PRegistration cancelled Oct 2, 2014 · Piper PA-22-150Airframe modelPiper PA-22-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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