Piper PA22-20 N3838P

Summary

On 1 August 2004 at about 13:50 local time, a Piper PA22-20 registered N3838P was involved in an accident near Wht Sulphur Spg, Montana, 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

1 August 2004 at 13:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Wht Sulphur Spg, Montana, United States

Nearest airport

White Sulphur Springs Airport (7S6)

Coordinates

46.5042, -110.9133

Aircraft

Piper PA22-20

Registration

N3838P

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bozeman → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA04CA151

Nobody was injured.

The failure of the private pilot receiving flight training for a tail wheel endorsement to maintain aircraft control, and his excessive braking during the landing roll, subsequently nosing over the airplane. A contributing factor was the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the trainee.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot said that he was getting his tail wheel endorsement and 15 hours flight time (with an instructor) for aircraft insurance purposes. He said that he had landed the airplane, and during the rollout, the airplane swerved. He said that he applied the brakes too hard, and the airplane nosed over on the runway. The left wing strut was bent, and the vertical stabilizer was bent and wrinkled.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.