# NTSB MKC88LA163: Piper PA-22, N3171Z, Freeburg, MO, August 26, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 26, 1988, 15:15 local (20:15 UTC)
- Place: Freeburg, MO
- Coordinates: 38.31081, -91.919555 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3108&lon=-91.9196&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 2, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 34636
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC88LA163
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/34636/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA163

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Nose gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - level off - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selected, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, landing - roll

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3171Z-1992-09-30), registration cancelled 1992-09-30, S/N 227123 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 22-7123
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 34; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19880826035419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880826035419A), Aug 26, 1988: Piper PA22150, Freeburg, MO, Substantial damage. Landed in a pasture. Nose wheel collapsed and aircraft nosed over.

## Other investigations on N3171Z (1)

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.

- [NTSB UNK65X0316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0316), Oct 18, 1964: Piper PA22 (N3171Z), Topeka, KS, substantial damage

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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