Piper PA-22-150 N4303A
15 August 2004 · Elkhart, Indiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 August 2004 at about 20:23 local time, a Piper PA-22-150 registered N4303A was involved in an accident near Elkhart, Indiana, 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 20:23
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Elkhart, Indiana, United States
- Coordinates
- 41.7194, -86.0017
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-22-150
- Registration
- N4303A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Elkhart → Elkhart
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI04CA228
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The failure of the seat during landing roll and the subsequent pilot's airplane handling not being possible.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The tailwheel airplane sustained substantial damage when the airplane ground looped during a landing on runway. The pilot's accident report stated, "Landed and during rollout [pilot in command] seat fell backwards. Pilot was unable to control rollout and airplane ground looped."
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Sep 2004 | Piper PA-22-160 | Kenai, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 16 Sep 2004 | Piper PA-22-108 | Inverness, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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All 3,095 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jan 2004 | Cessna 150L | Corydon, Indiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 2004 | Piper PA-24 | Rockville, Indiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 2004 | Utterback MUSTANG II | Kendallville, Indiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Dec 2004 | Pilatus PC-12/45 | South Bend, Indiana, United States | Greenhill Aviation Co., LLC | No injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 2004 | Bell 47G2 | Muncie, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 2004 | Cessna 172S | Fishers, Indiana, United States | Indianapolis Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |