Piper PA-22 N3777A

Summary

On 23 May 1983 at about 15:00 local time, a Piper PA-22 registered N3777A was involved in an accident near Olean, New York, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

23 May 1983 at 15:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Olean, New York, United States

Nearest airport

Olean (OLE)

Coordinates

42.0807, -78.4303

Aircraft

Piper PA-22

Registration

N3777A

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bradford → Olean

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC83LA124

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE ACFT NOSED OVER DURING TAXI AFTER LANDING WHEN THE ACFT WENT OFF THE RUNWAY INTO SOFT DIRT. THE STUDENT PILOT HAD COMPLETED A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER LANDING DURING TAXI AT OLEAN, NY THE PILOT APPLIED BRAKES AND THE ACFT SWERVED TO THE RIGHT ONTO THE GRASSY AREA ALONGSIDE THE RUNWAY. THE FRONT WHEEL SANK INTO THE SOIL AND THE PROPELLER MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. THE ACFT NOSED OVER TO AN INVERTED POSITION. THE WINGS AND COCKPIT WERE DAMAGED.THE WINDSHIELD WAS BROKEN AND THE FRONT GEAR BRACKET WAS BENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.