Piper PA22 N5667Z
20 December 2015 · New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 December 2015 at about 19:30 local time, a Piper PA22 registered N5667Z was involved in an accident near New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was 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 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- New Castle Muni (UCP)
- Coordinates
- 41.0267, -80.4133
- Aircraft
- Piper PA22
- Registration
- N5667Z
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1962
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Butler → New Castle
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA16CA084
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and a nose over.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that during the landing roll the airplane veered to the right. He responded by applying left rudder, but the airplane departed the runway to the right, impacted a ditch, and nosed over. The left wing strut sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Apr 2016 | Piper PA22 | Pantego, North Carolina, United States | Malvin R. Respess | Minor injuries | - |
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| 15 May 2017 | Piper PA22 | South Boston, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 2017 | Piper PA22 | Ruby, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Mar 2013 | Piper PA22 | Baraga, Michigan, United States | Blue Harbor Energy LLC | Minor injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jul 2015 | Piper PA-28-151 | Perkasie, Pennsylvania, United States | Verespy Stephen J JR | No injuries | - |
| 2 Nov 2015 | Aeronca 7AC | Auburn, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 23 Jul 2015 | Welch Floyd L QUICKIE Q 2 | Hazleton, Pennsylvania, United States | Adam Jacques | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 2015 | Cessna T210 | Palmyra, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 2015 | Stinson 108 | Dushore, Pennsylvania, United States | Rexer Richard J | Serious injuries | - |