Piper PA-22-150 N5915D

Summary

On 10 July 2022 at about 20:15 local time, a Piper PA-22-150 registered N5915D was involved in an accident near Fitchburg, Massachusetts, 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

10 July 2022 at 20:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Fitchburg, Massachusetts, United States

Nearest airport

Fitchburg Muni (FIT)

Coordinates

42.5538, -71.7592

Aircraft

Piper PA-22-150

Registration

N5915D

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

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA22LA359

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's loss of directional control while landing, which resulted in a ground loop.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was landing the tailwheel-equipped airplane in light crosswind conditions. He reported that after landing he was attempting to resolve a tailwheel shimmy when the airplane began to ground loop and exited the runway. The right main landing gear dug into soft dirt along the runway shoulder and the airplane nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.