Piper PA-22-150 N3505P

Summary

On 9 April 2013 at about 23:30 local time, a Piper PA-22-150 registered N3505P was involved in an accident near Moose Creek Ranger Station, Idaho, 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

9 April 2013 at 23:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Moose Creek Ranger Station, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

Moose Creek (1U1)

Coordinates

46.1208, -114.9272

Aircraft

Piper PA-22-150

Registration

N3505P

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Kooskia → Moose Creek Ranger Station

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR13CA192

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's use of excessive braking after landing with a tailwind and after an extended touchdown to avoid deer on the runway.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he overflew the turf airstrip and observed the windsock, which indicated "little to no wind." While on short final, and beyond the point where he could accomplish a safe go-around, he realized that he was landing with a tailwind. He saw some deer that had emerged from the trees and were on the runway and had to add power to avoid them. He continued the landing, and after touchdown, he applied heavy braking in an attempt to prevent the airplane from overrunning the runway. The airplane subsequently nosed over and came to rest inverted. The vertical stabilizer, the rudder, and the top of both wings sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.