Piper PA-22 N1791P

Summary

On 30 January 2023 at about 00:00 local time, a Piper PA-22 registered N1791P was involved in an accident near Sandpoint, Idaho, United States. 3 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

30 January 2023 at 00:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Sandpoint, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

Sandpoint (KSZT)

Coordinates

48.2995, -116.5601

Aircraft

Piper PA-22

Registration

N1791P

Category

Airplane

Year built

1954

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sandpoint → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR23LA106

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing and subsequent failure to maintain clearance from a snow berm during a go around.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during a landing attempt, after touchdown, he raised the flaps and the right wing lifted. He added right aileron input, but the airplane then turned about 60° to the left. The pilot was unable to correct the turn with rudder and initiated a go around, at which time the airplane collided with a snow berm, and the pilot continued. On the second landing, the airplane touched down normally, but the landing gear collapsed. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. 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.