Piper PA-22-150 N9721D

Summary

On 15 August 1998 at about 15:25 local time, a Piper PA-22-150 registered N9721D was involved in an accident near Paris, Tennessee, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

15 August 1998 at 15:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Paris, Tennessee, United States

Nearest airport

Private Airstrip

Coordinates

36.3003, -88.2993

Aircraft

Piper PA-22-150

Registration

N9721D

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Camden → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dawn

NTSB number

ATL98LA114

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's improper landing flare that resulted in an overload failure of the left main landing gear.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot established an approach for runway 27. According to the pilot, 'it seemed that I was too high, so I dropped the flaps. My descent was uncontrolled and I hit the strip very hard'. The nose gear and the left main landing gear collapsed after the airplane touched down about 400 feet from the approach end of the sod runway. There were no known mechanical problems with the airplane

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.