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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper STCPA22 · Pungo, VA · January 21, 1987

Date: January 21, 1987 · 13:45 local
Place: Pungo, VA
Airport: Pungo
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7720D
NTSB investigation: NTSBBFO87LA016
Reported as: Piper STCPA22
Reported engine: Lycoming O320A1A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 12,611 total200 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N7720DRegistered now · Piper PA-22-150S/N 22-5394 · Built 1957 Airframe modelPiper PA-22-150 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Reported brakes failed on landing rollout. Tried to ground loop. Skidded off runway into a ravine. Nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

REPORTED BRAKES FAILED ON LANDING ROLLOUT. TRIED TO GROUND LOOP. SKIDDED OFF RUNWAY INTO A RAVINE. NOSED OVER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB BFO87LA016Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPungo, VAThe student made 3 full stop landings alone before the instructor boarded the acft. Another full stop landing was made and during the landing roll the instr noticed that the last half of the grass rwy was wetter than the first half. The instr elected to…Jan 21, 1987 · Substantial damage