Piper PA22 N6936B

Summary

On 5 July 2017 at about 16:55 local time, a Piper PA22 registered N6936B was involved in an accident near Berlin, New Hampshire, 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

5 July 2017 at 16:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Berlin, New Hampshire, United States

Nearest airport

Berlin Rgnl (BML)

Coordinates

44.5775, -71.1775

Aircraft

Piper PA22

Registration

N6936B

Category

Airplane

Year built

1957

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Island Pond → Berlin

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA17CA392

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, during the landing roll, the airplane veered to the left off the runway. He added that he applied full power and "managed to maneuver the plane out of the ground loop but started taking out runway lights" as he maneuvered the airplane back toward the runway. The airplane impacted a runway light and two taxiway signs, damaging the main landing gear. The airplane then "flew over the runway," landed, and the main landing gear collapsed. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and left wing lift struts. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.