- Date
- June 16, 1985, 16:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Champlain, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5621ZPiper PA-22-108
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850616025529A
- Case key
- 35893
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Nose over
Terrain condition - high vegetationFactor
Unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selectedCause
Analysis
During the landing in a pasture with tall grass, the main wheels contacted the grass, the acft slowed rapidly and nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5621Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22-108
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-9432
- Airframe hours
- 2,020
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-C1B, 108 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Derrall L. Brown
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 1, 1984
- Departed
- 1B7 · Highgate, VT
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 249 total · 119 in this make and model · 160 as pilot in command · 27 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PBG
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.