Piper PA-22-150 N7507D

Summary

On 13 August 1996 at about 01:45 local time, a Piper PA-22-150 registered N7507D was involved in an accident near Challis, Idaho, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

13 August 1996 at 01:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Challis, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

Challis (U15)

Coordinates

44.6506, -114.1504

Aircraft

Piper PA-22-150

Registration

N7507D

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Magic Valley → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA96LA197

Nobody was injured.

corrosion in the left main landing gear cluster, which resulted in a failure of the left main landing gear. Inadequate inspection by undetermined maintenance personnel was a related factor.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that he was landing to the south with the wind from the west. The aircraft drifted to the right and went off the runway. Subsequently, the left wing was damaged, and damage was found at the left landing gear cluster on the fuselage. The pilot stated that he believed that the landing gear may have sustained damage during his last departure. The departure airstrip was rough with broken bunch grass. The pilot said everything appeared fine until the aircraft touched down at the destination, where it was uncontrollable and ground-looped to the right. Examination revealed that three of the support tubes on the left main landing gear cluster were corroded and had preexisting bending and failures, which were attributed to a landing gear failure. Reportedly, the area was accessible for inspection.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.