# Accident 19960812044499A: Piper STCPA22, Challis, ID, August 12, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1996, 19:45 local time
- Place: Challis, ID
- Airport: Challis Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6506° N, 114.1504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6506&lon=-114.1504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7507D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER STCPA22
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA197) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960812044499A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

GROUND LOOPED TAIL DRAGGER LANDING IN CROSSWIND. SIDE LOADS COLLAPSED CORRODED AND PRECRACKED GEAR CLUSTER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA96LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA197), Aug 13, 1996: Piper PA-22-150 (N7507D), Challis, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: corrosion in the left main landing gear cluster, which resulted in a failure of the left main landing gear. Inadequate inspection by undetermined maintenance personnel was a related factor.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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