Piper PA-22-150 N6086D

Summary

On 21 May 1982 at about 19:45 local time, a Piper PA-22-150 registered N6086D, operated by Daniel Sternglas, was involved in an accident near Seneca Falls, New York, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

21 May 1982 at 19:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Seneca Falls, New York, United States

Nearest airport

Seneca Falls (0G7)

Coordinates

42.9107, -76.7898

Aircraft

Piper PA-22-150

Registration

N6086D

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Daniel Sternglas

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ithaca → Seneca Falls

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC82DA102

1 person had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

WHILE TRYING TO ROLL OUT OF A LEFT TURN ON DOWNWIND THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A JAMMED RUDDER CONTROL. FULL AILERON CONTROL WAS NOT AVAILABLE BECAUSE OF THE AILERON-RUDDER INTERCONNECT SYSTEM AND A CONSIDERABLE BUFFET WAS INDUCED DURING AN ATTEMPT TO LEVEL THE WINGS. THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED RAPIDLY IN A LEFT SPIRAL UNTIL GROUND CONTACT WAS MADE ABOUT 400 FT DOWN RUNWAY 36. THEN IT TRAVELLED ABOUT 150 FT AFTER LEAVING THE PAVEMENT AND BECAME INVERTED IN ROUGH TERRAIN. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE PROTECTIVE BOOT WAS FOUND MISSING FROM THE NOSE STRUT. THE NOSE GEAR BEARING WAS LACKING LUBRICATION AND EXHIBTED CORROSION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.