ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 175158
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| Date: | Sunday 5 April 2015 |
| Time: | 16:00 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-22-135 Tri-Pacer |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3768A |
| MSN: | 22-2010 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1954 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 953 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-290-D2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hilltop Airport (MU62), Drexel, MO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Drexel, MO |
| Drexel, MO | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot performed stop and go landings, at a private dirt airstrip. After his third landing, while taxiing to the east for takeoff, the pilot reported encountering several wind gusts that nosed the airplane over. The airstrip is located between two weather reporting stations. Winds for the area were out of the south at fourteen knots with wind gusts at twenty-three knots. The airplane sustained substantial damage to its wings, fuselage, and lift struts. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane prior to the accident that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control while taxiing in unfavorable wind conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N3768A
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Apr-2015 20:52 | Geno | Added |
| 17-Jan-2016 20:38 | Anon. | Updated [Damage] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 01-Dec-2017 13:02 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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