Piper PA-22-160 N3607Z

Summary

On 29 August 2002 at about 01:30 local time, a Piper PA-22-160 registered N3607Z was involved in an accident near Ruth, California, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

29 August 2002 at 01:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Ruth, California, United States

Nearest airport

Ruth (Q95)

Coordinates

40.2114, -123.2975

Aircraft

Piper PA-22-160

Registration

N3607Z

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Oakland → Ruth

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX02LA265

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions and failure to maintain control.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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The airplane veered off the runway and nosed over after encountering a 35-knot wind gust during landing rollout. According to the pilot, upon entering the airport's traffic pattern he noted the surface wind was nearly calm. Nothing unusual occurred during his approach to the runway. After touchdown the airplane encountered the wind gust, which lifted the tail. The pilot could not regain control and the airplane veered off the runway and nosed over. The pilot did not indicate that he had experienced any mechanical problem with his airplane. The pilot had flown the model of accident airplane for about 500 hours, including 6 hours during the preceding 90-day period.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.