ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 385888
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| Date: | Friday 18 May 2001 |
| Time: | 15:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-22-150 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3170Z |
| MSN: | 22-7122 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1959 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3012 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-2B2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Concord, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Byron, CA (C83) |
| Concord-Buchanan Field, CA (CCR/KCCR) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane ground looped during the landing roll. The pilot noted prior to landing that there was a 90-degree crosswind at 10 knots. During the landing roll the airplane veered to the right. When the pilot added full left rudder and brakes he overcorrected the airplane and it veered to the left. He was not able to return the airplane back to runway heading. The airplane continued in a left circle and ground looped. No mechanical anomalies were noted with the airplane by the pilot.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, resulting in a loss of directional control and the inadvertent ground loop.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX01LA185
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 December 1991 | N3170Z | James Ham | 0 | Palo Alto, CA | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Apr-2024 08:57 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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