# Accident 19970510009799A: Piper PA22150, The Dalles, OR, May 10, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 1997, 14:00 local time
- Place: The Dalles, OR
- Airport: The Dalles Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5390° N, 121.1505° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5390&lon=-121.1505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1707P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1707P-2000-10-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 161 total, 58 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970510009799A

## Narrative

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

LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY 07. NOSED OVER. REPORTED HAD WASHED AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO LACAL FLIGHT. TOO LOW. TOO SLOW.

## 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 SEA97LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA108), May 10, 1997: Piper PA-22-150 (N1707P), The Dalles, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command misjudged his altitude and distance from the runway while landing.

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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