NTSB NYC85LA132 — 1985-05-17 · BATAVIA, New York, United States

Current FAA registration · N7523D

Make / Model: PIPER PA-22-150
Year of manufacture: 1957 · 28 years old at event
Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19570613
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S AA243C

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N7523D Piper PA-22-150 None

Factual narrative

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. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_NYC85LA132.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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