Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
the pilot failed to maintain directional control during landing. A factor was the dust devil.
Aircraft Information
Registered Owner (Current)
Analysis
On September 1, 2000, at 1830 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-22/20, N3383A, was substantially damaged when it skidded sideways during landing on runway 4 (5,200 X 100 feet) at the Marion Municipal Airport (MZZ), Marion, Indiana. The private pilot was not injured. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight had departed Drake Field Airport, near Fayetteville, Arkansas, at 1000, en route to MZZ. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed.
The pilot reported, "Upon landing, a severe rotary thermal (dust devil?) impacted plane on right rear tail surfaces and propelled aircraft sideways in turf by skidding to the right." Structural damaged resulted to the wing and landing gear.
The pilot reported there were no mechanical problems with the airplane.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# CHI00LA297