Piper PA-22 N3744P

Summary

On 16 December 2021 at about 23:32 local time, a Piper PA-22 registered N3744P, operated by Ferraro Nicholas A, was involved in an accident near Ivanhoe, California, 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.

Date

16 December 2021 at 23:32

Classification

Accident

Location

Ivanhoe, California, United States

Nearest airport

Private (PVT)

Coordinates

36.3885, -119.1711

Aircraft

Piper PA-22

Registration

N3744P

Category

Airplane

Year built

1955

Engines

1

Operator

Ferraro Nicholas A

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Visalia → Visalia

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR22LA065

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing and subsequent nose over.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of a tail wheel equipped airplane reported that, he was a little fast on approach and the airplane bounced after the flare. The airplane subsequently nosed over. Both wings, wing lift struts, and rudder were substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.