- Date
- August 26, 1988, 15:15 local (20:15 UTC)
- Place
- Freeburg, MO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3171ZPiper PA-22
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 2, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880826035419A
- Case key
- 34636
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While attempting to land on a farm pasture that the plt had previously walked over to check, the aircraft nose wheel collapsed, followed by a nose over. The aircraft landed nose low with no flaps and dug into the grass runway.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3171Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-7123
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A1A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Jerry A. Tierman
- Registered owner
- Tierman, Jerry A
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Departed
- 80K · California, MO
- Destination
- Freeburg, MO
- Airport
- NONE · Keilty Private, runway 3, 2,000 × 100 ft, grass/turf
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 102 total · 102 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 30° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- JEF, 20 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N3171Z · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.