Piper PA 22 N8273C

Summary

On 15 June 2018 at about 12:00 local time, a Piper PA 22 registered N8273C was involved in an accident near Hillsboro, Ohio, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

15 June 2018 at 12:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Hillsboro, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Highland County (HOC)

Coordinates

39.1889, -83.5389

Aircraft

Piper PA 22

Registration

N8273C

Category

Airplane

Year built

1954

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Flemingsburg → Hillsboro

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA18CA359

1 person had minor injuries.

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

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 exited the runway to the left, struck a runway light, and impacted a ditch. The left main landing gear separated from the airplane, and the airplane came to rest nose down. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left lower fuselage and left wing. The pilot added that, while he was at the departure airport before the flight, due to jet blast, he was blown off a ladder during the preflight inspection and that the airplane's tail section was "picked" up and slammed several times onto the ground. He examined the airplane and did not find any anomalies. The pilot reported that there no control issues or anomalies during takeoff but that, during the flight to the accident airport, he felt the airplane was out of trim. The Federal Aviation Administration inspector reported that, during a postaccident examination, he could not determine if the damage to the tailwheel was sustained before the accident or when the airplane impacted the ditch.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.