# Accident 19981025030239A: Piper PA22150, Chamblee, GA, October 25, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 1998
- Place: Chamblee, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 33.9001° N, 84.3009° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9001&lon=-84.3009&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7357D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7357D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA99LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981025030239A

## Narrative

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

ACFT GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING, ACFT LANDED ON AND BENT ITS LEFT WING. (-23) WEATHER WAS VFR WITH 4 KNOTS OF WIND. FOLLOWING TAILWHEEL TOUCH DOWN ON LANDING, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO STOP A LEFT DRIFT ON RUNWAY BY APPLYING RIGHT RUDDER RESULTING IN A GROUND LOOP AND DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT.  PILOT AND PASSENGERS HEARD A METALLIC "CLINK" ON TAKEOFF FROM DEPARTURE AIRPORT.  A TAILWHEEL OR BRAKE MALFUNCTION WAS SUSPECT.  HOWEVER, BOTH WERE CHECKED AND FOUND TO BE FUNCTIONAL.

## 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 MIA99LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA056), Oct 25, 1998: Piper PA-22-150 (N7357D), Chamblee, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive use of right wheel brake to correct for a left drift during landing rollout resulting in a ground loop to the right and the left wing contacting the runway.

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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