- Date
- May 17, 1985, 15:45 local (19:45 UTC)
- Place
- Batavia, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7523DPiper PA-22-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850517022889A
- Case key
- 35880
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Analysis
The commercial rated-flight instructor took off genesee co. airport and flew a normal pattern for landing. Some gustiness was noted by the pilot by observing the wind sock. During landing roll out, a slight swerve to the south, aircraft landing to the west, was experienced and was countered with right rudder. At this time a northly gust of wind was encountered which caused the aircraft to gound loop to the right. At the same time, the left strut main gear failed in compression, folding the left gear beneath the fuselage. The left wing tip and propeller then contacted the runway surface.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7523D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-5251
- Airframe hours
- 1,768
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Bruce Peters
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- 3G8 · Batavia, NY
- Airport
- 3G8 · Genesee, runway 28, 4,400 × 75 ft, asphalt
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
- 38
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 621 total · 37 in this make and model · 614 as pilot in command · 23 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 64 °F
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 N7523D · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.