# NTSB NYC00LA228: Piper PA-22-150, N2968Z, Columbus, OH, August 14, 2000

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 14, 2000, 17:14 local (21:14 UTC)
- Place: Columbus, OH
- Coordinates: 39.980457, -82.980857 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9805&lon=-82.9809&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 2, 2001
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 51285
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC00LA228
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/51285/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA228

## Probable cause

The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

The pilot bounced the landing.  Full rudder deflection did not prevent the airplane from veering off the runway, and onto a grassy area during the subsequent landing roll.  Once off the runway, the airplane ground looped.  Winds, recorded at the airport approximately 20 minutes before the accident, were calm.

## Factual narrative

On August 14, 2000, at 1714 Eastern Daylight Time, a Piper PA-22-150, N2968Z, was substantially damaged when it ground looped at Bolton Field (TZR), Columbus, Ohio.  The certificated private pilot was not injured, and visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident.  No flight plan had been filed for the local flight, conducted under 14 CFR Part 91.

According to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, the accident occurred on Runway 22.

The pilot reported that he bounced the landing, and that the airplane turned into the wind.  Full rudder deflection could not prevent the airplane from veering off the runway.  Once off the runway, and onto a grassy area, the airplane ground looped.

Winds, recorded at the airport approximately 20 minutes before the accident, were calm.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2968Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2968Z), registered now, S/N 22-6943, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Piper PA-22-150
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 22-6943
- Airframe hours: 2030
- Engines: Lycoming O-320 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Luke J. Polczinski
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, March 22, 2000, 20 hours before
- Departed: TZR
- Airport: TZR, Bolton Field, runway 22, 5,199 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 42; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 611 total, 12 in the last 90 days, 12 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: TZR

## 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 20000814036669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000814036669A), Aug 14, 2000: Piper PA22150, Columbus, OH, No damage. (-23) Pilot/owner stated he just lost control upon landing and the next thing he knew the tail of the aircraft whipped around, in a typical ground loop…

## Other investigations on N2968Z (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 NYC03LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA071), Mar 23, 2003: Piper PA-22-150 (N2968Z), Columbus, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot under instruction's failure to maintain directional control, and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action.

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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