Piper PA-22-160 N8877D

Summary

On 4 January 2026 at about 22:30 local time, a Piper PA-22-160 registered N8877D was involved in an accident near Sealy, Texas, United States. 2 people were 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 January 2026 at 22:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Sealy, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Gloster Aerodrome (1XA7)

Coordinates

29.7808, -96.1572

Aircraft

Piper PA-22-160

Registration

N8877D

Category

Airplane

Year built

1958

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN26LA078

Nobody was injured.

The failure of the nose wheel during landing that resulted in a loss of directional control and impact with terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot and flight instructor departed from a grass airstrip and performed flight training maneuvers in the local area prior to returning to the airstrip. During the landing to the airstrip with no wind present, the airplane nose wheel turned right, and it did not respond to control inputs. The airplane departed the runway surface and impacted terrain. The airplane came to rest in a nose-down attitude on a grass field near the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing, and the nose wheel was found collapsed. The flight instructor stated that the nose wheel had failed during the landing, and it did not respond to rudder inputs.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.