Piper PA-22/20-150 N7342D
8 March 2003 · South Woodstock, Connecticut, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 March 2003 at about 18:00 local time, a Piper PA-22/20-150 registered N7342D was involved in an accident near South Woodstock, Connecticut, United States. 2 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 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- South Woodstock, Connecticut, United States
- Nearest airport
- Woodstock Airport (64CT)
- Coordinates
- 41.2547, -71.9528
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-22/20-150
- Registration
- N7342D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- South Woodstock → South Woodstock
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC03LA064
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
A private pilot landed his tail wheel configured airplane on the runway. The airplane subsequently drifted left into a snowbank, and nosed over. The private pilot reported the right main wheel hydroplaned on the runway, while the left wheel grabbed and the airplane turned left. A pilot rated passenger reported he did not remember feeling a deceleration like braking. He thought the airplane slowly drifted left and contacted the snow bank on the side. The private pilot also reported that the runway which was 75 feet wide had only been plowed to a width of about 50 feet.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-22 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 May 2003 | Piper PA-22-150 | Madison, Mississippi, United States | Anthony G. Hinkle | No injuries | - |
| 23 Nov 2003 | Piper PA-22-135 | Emmett, Idaho, United States | Mednicoff, Steve J. | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 2003 | Piper PA-22-150 | Columbus, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 May 2003 | Piper PA-22-150 | Roanoke, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 2003 | Piper PA-22-160 | Pierre, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Apr 2003 | Piper PA-22 | Lexington, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 3,095 records for this type
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