Piper PA-22-150 N5716D

Summary

On 19 July 2008 at about 22:20 local time, a Piper PA-22-150 registered N5716D, operated by Barry A. Neumayer, was involved in an accident near Ogden, Utah, 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

19 July 2008 at 22:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Ogden, Utah, United States

Nearest airport

Ogden-Hinckley Airport (OGD)

Coordinates

41.1833, -112.0000

Aircraft

Piper PA-22-150

Registration

N5716D

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Barry A. Neumayer

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ogden → Ogden

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX08CA232

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing.

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 been airborne about eight tenths of an hour. Upon returning to the airport, the pilot was cleared for a right base entry for runway 34 and made a wheel landing in the conventional-landing-gear-equipped airplane. Prior to the tailwheel touching down on the runway, the airplane veered off to the left and the right main landing gear collapsed. The right wing struck the ground, damaging the right main landing gear, wing, and elevator. The pilot stated that the winds were light and variable from the northwest at the time of the accident. He also observed small whirlwinds/dust devils at the time of landing. The pilot indicated that he should have transitioned from the wheel landing to 3-point landing sooner before losing rudder authority.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.