- Date
- August 20, 1976
- Place
- Zelienople, PA · ZELIENOPLE, PA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3431ZPiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report November 16, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760820023949A
- Case key
- 155862
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2886 76/8/20 ZELIENOPLE,PA PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 50, 57 TOTAL TIME - 1430 N3431Z PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, 53 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ZELIENOPLE MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HAMBURG,NY ZELIENOPLE,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOCAL WHIRLWIND 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 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS NONE VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- DURING LANDING STUDENT PLT LOST CONTROL AND NOSED OVER.GUSTY WINDS CONSIDERED A FACTOR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3431Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Zelienople Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.