1959 PIPER PA22/20-150 PACER, 3656 TT, LOW 127 SMOH 150 H.P., MINOR HANGER RASH,

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PARIS, TENN, United States

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1959 PIPER PA22/20-150 PACER, 3656TT, LOW 127 SMOH 150 H.P., MINOR HANGER RASH, CUTE!
THIS AIRPLANE STARTED LIFE AS A PA-22-150 TRIPACER.
THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH A TRIPACER, IT IS A 4 PLACE AIRPLANE WITH 2 DOORS, (ONE FRONT RIGHT AND THE OTHER REAR LEFT), FOR EASY ENTRY AND EXIT.
IT FLIES FASTER THAN THE EQUIVALENT CHEROKEE WHICH FOLLOWED IT IN PRODUCTION.
THE TRIPACER WAS MORE MODERN IN EVERY WAY THAN THE CUB DERIVATIVES THAT PROCEEDED IT ( 4 PLACE NOT 2, BAGGAGE AREA, REAL HEATER, REAL DOORS, CROSS-COUNTRY CAPABLE, FULL DASH, ETC.)
BUT IT’S NOT TERRIBLY SEXY! ! ! !
THE TAILDRAGGER PILOTS OF THE DAY CALLED IT A FLYING MILKSTOOL!
BUT OVER TIME, THERE HAS BEEN A RESURGENCE IN INTEREST IN DEMAND FOR THE PURER, MUCH MORE ATTRACTIVE “PACER”, WHICH IS A TRI-PACER WITH A TAILWHEEL!
THE CONVERSION AT IT SIMPLEST REPLACES THE GEAR LEGS AND REMOVES THE NOSEGEAR FOR A TAILWHEEL, BUT THAT ISN’T ENOUGH!
THE TRIPACER, LIKE THE EARLY CHEROKEES THAT FOLLOWED USED A “JOHNSON BAR” BRAKE HANDLE THAT APPLIED BRAKING EVENLY TO BOTH BRAKES AT THE SAME TIME. THIS SYSTEM WOULD NOT WORK FOR A TAILDRAGGER, WHICH REQUIRES INDEPENDENT, DIFFERENTIAL BRAKING.
SO THIS AIRCRAFT ALSO HAS THE TOEBRAKES ADDED, AND NOT JUST ONE SIDE, BUT BOTH, SO BOTH FRONT SEATERS CAN DO THE FLYING!
AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PHOTOS, THIS IS A GOOD LOOKING PACER!
ALLOVER WHITE WITH BRIGHT BLUE ACCENTS AND GOLD AND RED PINSTRIPES.
VERY MODERN AND ATTRACTIVE
IT EVEN HAS WHEEL PANTS, WHICH OF COURSE ADD SPEED BUT MOSTLY LOOK GREAT!
THE BLUE INTERIOR IS IN GOOD CONDITION AND HAS BEEN UPDATED TO A NICE SOFT CLOTH!
THE UPDATED DASH LAYOUT IS CLEAN AND MODERN, WITH A GOOD SIXPACK GUAGE LAYOUT, CENTER RADIO STACK AND ALL LATE MODEL 3 1/8” GYROS AND FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS!
THE AVIONICS ARE A NARCO DIGITAL COMM AND NARCO MODE “C” TRANSPONDER AND THERE IS AN INSTALLED INTERCOM SYSTEM!
THE ENGINE IN THIS AIRPLANE HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO THE NEWER MODEL 0-320A2B, LIKE IS USED IN SUPERCUBS AND LATER AIRPLANES.
THE BEST THING ABOUT THE ENGINE IS THAT IT HAS ONLY 127 HOURS SINCE A MAJOR OVERHAUL! INSTALLED AT THE MAJOR WERE 4 NEW NICKEL CYLINDERS, FOR LONG LIFE!
SINCE THESE ENGINES ARE RATED FOR 2,000 HOURS BETWEEN OVERHAULS (TBO) AND MOST HAVE NO PROBLEM GOING THIS FAR OR LONGER, IT IS REASONABLE TO THINK THIS ENGINE HAS 1,900 HOURS OR MORE IN IT!
OF COURSE, THAT IS MORE HOURS THAN AN AVERAGE PILOT PUTS ON AN ENGINE IN A LIFETIME, SO YOU CAN STRIKE THAT OFF YOUR LIST OF THINGS TO WORRY ABOUT!
AS THE ENGINE OVERHAUL IS BY FAR THE MOST EXPENSIVE PART OF AIRCRAFT OWNERSHIP, AND INFLUENCES THE PRICE THE MOST, THIS SUPER LOW TIME ENGINE INCREASES THE VALUE OF THIS AIRPLANE IMMENSELY!
IIF YOU WERE THINKING ABOUT A FUN AIRPLANE TO BUILD TIME IN IT, I HESITATE TO THNK YOU COULD DO IT ANY CHEAPER THAN IN THIS AIRPLANE!
WITH 36 GALLONS OF FUEL ON BOARD, THE AVERAGE FLIGHT TIME IS 4 OVER HOURS WITH RESERVES!
IF YOU HAVE LOOKED AT SOME OF THE PHOTOS INCLUDED WITH THIS LISTING YOU WILL SEE THAT THIS IS A NICE LOOKING AIRPLANE, BUT IT HAS A SMALL BOO-BOO, NOT OF IT"S DOING.
NOT AN IN MOTION ACCIDENT AND THE OWNER WASN’T EVEN NEAR THE AIRPLANE!
THE LOCAL GROUNDSKEEPER MISJUDGED THE HEIGHT OF THE ROLLBAR ON HIS ZERO TURN LAWNMOWER AND CONTACTED THE RIGHT AILERON AND CAUGHT THE RIGHT WINGTIP BOW BEFORE STOPPING.
THE ENTIRE DAMAGE IS TO THE RIGHT AILERON (SCRAPED SPOT UNDERNEATH, SLIGHT DENT IN THE OUTBOARD EDGE METAL AND TRAILING EDGE METAL IS SLIGHTLY WAVY) AND TO THE METAL TIP BOW AT THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE RIGHT WINGTIP.
THAT IS IT, TOTALLY AND COMPLETELY!
NOT AN IN MOTION OR RUNNING ACCIDENT, NO DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLOR OR SUPER LOW TIME ENGINE!
NO DAMAGE TO THE WING SPARS OR RIBS, THE FABRIC IS NICE AND TIGHT ALL OVER.
NO DAMAGE AT ALL TO THE FUSELAGE, TAIL, GEAR, COWLINGS, FIREWALL, ETC., ETC.
REALLY, JUST THE WINGTIP BOW AND THE AILERON.
I WOULD SERIOUSLY CONSIDER DOING A TEMPORARY PATCH REPAIR TO THE TIP BOW TO FERRY THIS AIRPLANE TO YOUR LOCATION. THE AILERON APPEARS TO BE STRUCTURALLY FINE FOR FERRY AS-IS. LAST ANNUAL JUST PERFORMED ON THIS AIRPLANE JANUARY OF 2020, SO IT IS LEGALLY IN ANNUAL UNTIL 2/1/2021!
DO THE REPAIR TO THE BOW AND AILERON AND YOU ARE LEGAL INTO NEXT YEAR!
THE GLASS ON THIS AIRPLANE HAS BEEN RECENTLY REPLACED AND APPEARS AS NEW.
THE PAINT IS A GOOD 20 FOOTER, BUT IF YOU GET CLOSE YOU WILL SEE THAT THE EDGES OF THE WHITE PAINT HAVE OPENED UP, SO TO KEEP THE PAINT SMOOTH, THE OWNER HAS DONE TOUCHUPS ALONG THESE SEAMS, AND THE TOUCHUPS SHOW SLIGHTLY OFF COLOR.
THE BLUE SEEMS TO HAVE LESS ISSUE, WITH ONLY THE RIGHT GEAR LEG COVER SHOWING MUCH CRACKING.
THE FABRIC UNDERNEATH IS FINE, THIS IS JUST THE PAINT FILM THAT HAS THE ISSUE!
NOT A SHOW PLANE, BUT A GOOD SOLID PLANE AND A BETTER THAN AVERAGE OVERALL PRESENTATION.
SOLD WITH AIRFRAME AND ENGINE LOGBOOKS SINCE BRAND NEW, LOTS OF MISC PAPERWORK, (337’S, WEIGHT AND BALANCE, AD COMPLIANCE, ETC.)
AND THE FAA BILL OF SALE!
AND THE FAA AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE!
AND THE KEYS!
THIS IS AN AIRPLANE YOU WILL GET LOTS OF USE OUT OF, FOR FUN, TRANSPORTATION, TIME BUILDING, FLIGHT TRAINING, ETC.
AND YOU CAN BUY IT HERE CHEAP, FIX IT EASILY, AND STILL HAVE THE SUMMER TO HAVE FUN WITH IT!
GOOD BIDDING
AS WENTWORTH AIRCRAFT IS LOCATED IN CRYSTAL,MINNESOTA, NOT……PARIS,TENN. . . . . . ……. WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PERSONALLY ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR OR MOVING OF THIS AIRPLANE SORRY.
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THIS ITEM IS BEING SOLD WITH A LOW RESERVE, THEREFORE WE FULLY EXPECT THIS LISTING WILL SELL TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER AT THE CLOSE OF THIS AUCTION, SO BID EARLY AND BID HIGH. THERE WILL BE NO CHANCE TO BUY THIS ITEM LATER!
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A NON-REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT OF $2,000 IS DUE WITHIN 72 HOURS OF THE BID CLOSING. WE PREFER PAYPAL FOR THIS DEPOSIT, BUT IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH PAYPAL, LET US KNOW, AND WE WILL HELP YOU FIND AN ALTERNATIVE.
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