Piper PA22 N31JP

Summary

On 15 May 2017 at about 20:00 local time, a Piper PA22 registered N31JP was involved in an accident near South Boston, Virginia, 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

15 May 2017 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

South Boston, Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

William M Tuck (W78)

Coordinates

36.7089, -78.8481

Aircraft

Piper PA22

Registration

N31JP

Category

Airplane

Year built

1956

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Other Work Use

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Durham → South Boston

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA17CA281

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 reported that, during the landing roll, the tailwheel-equipped airplane veered to the left, and he "could not keep the [airplane] on [the] runway using full right rudder." The airplane exited the left side of the runway, continued to turn to the left about 180°, hit an embankment, and the right main landing gear collapsed. Subsequently, the right wing impacted the ground, and the airplane came to rest nose down. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot reported that, about the time of the accident, the wind was from 060° at 7 knots. The pilot landed on runway 19.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.