Piper PA-20-135 N1576A
7 July 2007 · State College, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 July 2007 at about 13:58 local time, a Piper PA-20-135 registered N1576A was involved in an accident near State College, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was 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 13:58
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- State College, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- University Park (UNV)
- Coordinates
- 40.8492, -77.8486
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-20-135
- Registration
- N1576A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Bellefonte → State College
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA07CA118
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot applied light braking during the landing roll prior to performing a 180-degree turn. When he applied braking the aircraft ground looped to the left, collapsing the left gear and striking the left wing on the runway. The propeller struck the runway while the engine was under power and that he was not injured.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-20 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jun 2007 | Piper PA-20 | Nenana, Alaska, United States | Wayne Brown | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 2006 | Piper PA-20 | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | Craig T. Weaver | No injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 2006 | Piper PA-20-135 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Steve Libby | No injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 2008 | Piper PA-20 | Albertville, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 2008 | Piper PA-20 | Grass Valley, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 2008 | Piper PA-20/22 | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | Donald Lee | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Dec 2007 | Cessna CITATION 510 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States | Stjepan Ban | No injuries | - |
| 25 Sep 2007 | Taylorcraft BC12-D | Atlantic, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 2007 | Schweizer 269-C | Columbus, Pennsylvania, United States | William D. Fritz | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 2007 | Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G102 ASTIR CS | Unionville, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Jul 2007 | Piper PA-28-140 | E.Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 Sep 2007 | Piper PA-28-140 | Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States | Haski Aviation Corp. | Minor injuries | - |