Piper PA 22 N2473P

Summary

On 24 June 2017 at about 15:40 local time, a Piper PA 22 registered N2473P was involved in an accident near Pendleton, 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

24 June 2017 at 15:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Pendleton, Oregon, United States

Nearest airport

Eastern Oregon Rgnl At Pendlet (PDT)

Coordinates

45.6969, -118.8503

Aircraft

Piper PA 22

Registration

N2473P

Category

Airplane

Year built

1956

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Pendleton → Pendleton

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA17CA363

Nobody was injured.

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

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of a tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, during the landing roll, the right wing lifted about 4 to 5 ft, and the airplane "pivoted on the left landing gear." He added that, once the airplane settled back onto the runway, he applied brakes and the airplane nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and right wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. An automated weather observation station at the accident airport recorded that, about 12 minutes after the accident, the wind was from 210° at 4 knots. The airplane landed on runway 11.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.