MKC84LA066

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22-150 · Russellville, AR · November 26, 1983

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
November 26, 1983, 17:00 local (23:00 UTC)
Place
Russellville, AR
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N7843DPiper PA-22-150
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19831126069379A
Case key
33624

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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 collision with objectTaxi - from landing
Clearance - misjudgedPilot in commandCause
Nose overTaxi - from landing

Analysis

After landing, the plt taxied to the tie-down area. While turning into a tiedown postion, the right main gear hit a tire, surrounding a tie-down stake, & the acft nosed over.

Aircraft

Registration
N7843D
Reported as
Piper PA-22-150
Category
Airplane
Serial number
22-5493
Engine
Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Operator
Lloyd R. Darter
Registered owner
James Vonallmen
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Departed
MO19 · Mountain Grove, MO
Airport
M06 · Russellville Muni

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
43
Certificates
Commercial, Flight instructor
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Left
Flight hours
5,275 total · 510 in this make and model · 5,000 as pilot in command · 70 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
180° at 10 knots
Visibility
5 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
1,500 ft overcast
Temperature
50 °F

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.