Piper PA 22 N7822D

Summary

On 4 April 2017 at about 02:30 local time, a Piper PA 22 registered N7822D was involved in an accident near Scappoose, 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

4 April 2017 at 02:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Scappoose, Oregon, United States

Nearest airport

Scappoose Industrial Airpark (SPB)

Coordinates

45.7711, -122.8619

Aircraft

Piper PA 22

Registration

N7822D

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

Scappoose → Scappoose

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

GAA17CA199

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot’s loss of directional control during the landing roll and his subsequent inadvertent brake application, which resulted in a nose-over.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot in the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that he accomplished several takeoffs and landings on the asphalt runway during his solo flight in the pattern. He reported that, during his sixth landing, the airplane swerved to the left and subsequently swerved to the right during the landing roll. He attempted to control the airplane's direction with rudder pedal application, but he inadvertently applied the toe brakes, and the airplane nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both left side wing struts, the rudder, and the windscreen. The student reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.