Piper PA-22 N1424A

Summary

On 10 March 2008 at about 00:40 local time, a Piper PA-22 registered N1424A was involved in an accident near Nickerson, Kansas, 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

10 March 2008 at 00:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Nickerson, Kansas, United States

Nearest airport

Ag Air - Private (PVT)

Coordinates

38.1450, -98.0836

Aircraft

Piper PA-22

Registration

N1424A

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Nickerson → Nickerson

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

DEN08CA063

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll resulting in a departure from the runway environment. Contributing to the accident was the soft runway surface.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, during the landing roll to a private dirt strip, the airplane began to veer off the left side of the runway. The pilot attempted to correct with right rudder; however, the airplane continued to the left. The airplane departed the landing environment and nosed over, resulting in substantial damage. An examination of the airplane systems revealed no anomalies. The inspector reported that the runway surface and shoulder were "very soft."

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.