Piper PA-22-150 N7507D

Summary

On 16 October 1997 at about 22:00 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

16 October 1997 at 22:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Challis, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

Challis (U15)

Coordinates

44.6507, -114.1508

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

Elko → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA98LA002

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. Factors were inattention and fatigue.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that he had landed to the south in light and variable winds in visual meteorological conditions. The airplane swerved to the right; he overcorrected, and the airplane ground-looped to the right, collapsing the right main landing gear and striking the right wing, bending the rear spar. In a written statement, the pilot noted that he 'realize[d] that I had landed a little hot and had not completely stalled. I had relaxed back pressure on the elevator and had not planted my tailwheel. I feel that fatigue and a lack of attention to the job at hand caused this accident.' He additionally noted that 'I had been working the graveyard shift for the past seven nights and I was very tired. I should have gotten a few hours of sleep before the flight.'

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.