Piper PA-22 N2441P

Summary

On 31 July 2008 at about 21:10 local time, a Piper PA-22 registered N2441P was involved in an accident near St. Paul, Oregon, 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

31 July 2008 at 21:10

Classification

Accident

Location

St. Paul, Oregon, United States

Coordinates

44.5722, -122.0708

Aircraft

Piper PA-22

Registration

N2441P

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hillsboro → Hillsboro

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX08CA278

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's misjudged altitude, speed, and subsequent failure to attain the proper touchdown point while landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was landing on a gravel bar of a river. He made one full-stop landing, and took off for a second landing. The winds were light and he attempted a shorter landing. The wheels contacted the 1-foot-deep water about 30 feet before reaching the landing zone. The airplane pitched forward and in response he applied full back stick pressure and added power. The airplane continued pitching and nosed over, resulting in substantial damage to the wing and fuselage.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.