UNK64X0652

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA22 · Indianapolis, IN · February 22, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 22, 1964
Place
Indianapolis, IN · INDIANAPOLIS, IN
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3314APiper PA22
Status
Completed
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185229

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0435  64/2/22    INDIANAPOLIS IND    PIPER PA22          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 45 TOTAL
        TIME - 1400                    N3314A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        REMARKS- TOUCHED DOWN IN CRUSTED SNOW OFF RUNWAY.

Aircraft

Registration
N3314A
Reported as
Piper PA22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.