Piper PA-22-20-150 N8042D
24 August 2006 · Auburn, Washington, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 August 2006 at about 01:45 local time, a Piper PA-22-20-150 registered N8042D was involved in an accident near Auburn, Washington, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 01:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Auburn, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Auburn Municipal Airport (S50)
- Coordinates
- 47.3333, -122.2333
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-22-20-150
- Registration
- N8042D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Auburn → Auburn
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA06CA170
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The flight instructor's delayed remedial action during the landing roll in response to the student's loss of directional control, which resulted in a ground loop. A factor associated with the accident was the student's failure to maintain directional control.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During the initial tailwheel and refresher flight training, the left seat owner/pilot lost control of the airplane on the landing roll. The subsequent delayed remedial action by the right seat instructor pilot resulted in the airplane ground looping, causing substantial damage to the airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-22 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 May 2006 | Piper PA-22-150 | Rangely, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 2006 | Piper PA-22-150 | Drayton, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 2006 | Piper PA-22-108 | South Boston, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 2006 | Piper PA-22 | Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Dec 2006 | Piper PA-22-150 | Cheyboygan, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 2006 | Piper PA-22-150 | Deadhorse, Alaska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
All 3,095 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug 2006 | Piper PA-24-250 | Auburn, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Oct 2006 | Helio H-295 | Lake Isabel, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 2006 | Grumman-Schweizer G-164B | Lamont, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 2006 | Maule M-7-235C | Auburn, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 2006 | Schmidt RV7A | Northport, Washington, United States | Stephen F. Schmidt | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 2006 | Rolladen-Schneider LS3A | Enumclaw, Washington, United States | Glenn Chouinard | No injuries | - |