Piper PA-22-150 N6946B

Summary

On 3 May 2006 at about 16:15 local time, a Piper PA-22-150 registered N6946B was involved in an accident near Rangely, Colorado, 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

3 May 2006 at 16:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Rangely, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Rangely (4V0)

Coordinates

40.0939, -108.7628

Aircraft

Piper PA-22-150

Registration

N6946B

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Rangely → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN06CA071

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's inadvertent application of the brake during the landing roll. A contributing factor was the pilot's failure to maintain directional control and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision during the landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During a wheel landing touchdown approximately 1000 feet from the approach end of the runway, the aircraft swerved slightly to the left. The student pilot applied right rudder and the airplane "over-corrected to the right." During an attempt to apply rudder to correct back to the left, the student pilot inadvertently applied the left brake. The airplane nosed forward "before any further correction could be made" and the propeller contacted the runway. Subsequently, the airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.