Piper PA-22-160 N1958P
9 February 1998 · Point Lookout, Missouri, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 February 1998 at about 17:30 local time, a Piper PA-22-160 registered N1958P was involved in an accident near Point Lookout, Missouri, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Point Lookout, Missouri, United States
- Nearest airport
- M Graham Clark (PLK)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-22-160
- Registration
- N1958P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Jacksonville → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI98LA093
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain directional control on landing rollout.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot landed the airplane on runway 11. Directional control was lost and the airplane ground looped. The pilot stated that he had experienced a tendency for the airplane to track to the left on rollout in the past and had mentioned to a mechanic. The wind recorded at the airport 10 minutes after the accident were 120 degrees at 9 knots. An examination of the airplane after the accident failed to reveal any mechanical anomalies which might have contributed to a left turning tendency.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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All 3,095 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May 1998 | Cessna 182 | Independence, Missouri, United States | Charlotte Leach | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1998 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Sikesville, Missouri, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1998 | Beechcraft 23 | Excelsior Spr, Missouri, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1998 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Risco, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1998 | Piper PA-28-140 | Winchester, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Jul 1998 | Luscombe 8A | Chillicothe, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |