GEORGETOWN, SC, USA
N1544P
Piper PA-22-135
The pilot stated that he became disoriented, while circumnavigating weather with a low ceiling. He then made a precautionary landing in an open field. During the landing, the airplane collided with a 5 gallon water pump tank, collapsing the nose wheel. The airplane then nosed over and came to rest inverted.
On July 16, 1996, about 1016 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-22-135, N1544P, registered to a private owner, operating as a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, crashed on landing rollout during a precautionary landing in the vicinity of Georgetown, South Carolina. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The private pilot reported no injuries. The flight originated from Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, about 1 hour 16 minutes before the accident. The pilot stated that he became disoriented while circumnavigating weather with about a 1,100-foot ceiling. He made a precautionary landing to an open field, collided with a 5- gallon water pump tank, collapsing the nose wheel. The airplane nosed over and came to a complete stop inverted .
failure of the pilot to see-and-avoid an obstruction on the ground (inadequate visual lookout) during a precautionary landing, which resulted in a collapsed nose gear and subsequent nose over. Factors relating to the accident were: the adverse weather conditions, and the pilot becaming lost/disoriented.
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