ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 377191
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| Date: | Friday 17 May 1985 |
| Time: | 15:45 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-22-150 |
| Owner/operator: | Bruce Peters |
| Registration: | N7523D |
| MSN: | 22-5251 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1957 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1768 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Batavia, NY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Batavia, NY (3G8) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE COMMERCIAL RATED-FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOOK OFF GENESEE CO. AIRPORT AND FLEW A NORMAL PATTERN FOR LANDING. SOME GUSTINESS WAS NOTED BY THE PILOT BY OBSERVING THE WIND SOCK. DURING LANDING ROLL OUT, A SLIGHT SWERVE TO THE SOUTH, AIRCRAFT LANDING TO THE WEST, WAS EXPERIENCED AND WAS COUNTERED WITH RIGHT RUDDER. AT THIS TIME A NORTHLY GUST OF WIND WAS ENCOUNTERED WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO GOUND LOOP TO THE RIGHT. AT THE SAME TIME, THE LEFT STRUT MAIN GEAR FAILED IN COMPRESSION, FOLDING THE LEFT GEAR BENEATH THE FUSELAGE. THE LEFT WING TIP AND PROPELLER THEN CONTACTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC85LA132
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 January 1983 | N7523D | Private | 0 | Dansville, New York | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Mar-2024 09:12 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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