N6865B is a 1956 Piper PA-22-150. It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft with 4 seats, powered by a Lycoming 0-320 series rated at 180 horsepower. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Lakeside, CA. Its standard airworthiness certificate was issued in Jun 1956. It has been registered to its current owner since May 2019. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
- 70 years old
- 1 of 1,239 Piper PA-22-150
2019
1956
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The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, while landing on a grass runway, he encountered a "strong crosswind that blew [him] to the left side of the grass." Upon landing, he observed "small grass mounds" rising higher than the mowed grass. As he continued the landing roll, he noticed the grass mounds were runway lights. The airplane hit a runway light and ground looped to the right.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
An automated weather observation station located 3 miles south of the accident reported that, about 38 minutes after the accident, the wind was from 270° at 15 knots. The airplane was landing on runway 24.
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