19990626042759A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-22-108 · Winthrop, WA · June 26, 1999

Date: June 26, 1999 · 08:45 local
Place: Winthrop, WA
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N5059Z
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA99LA097
Reported as: Piper PA22108

N5059ZRegistered now · Piper PA-22-108S/N 22-8684 · Built 1961 Airframe modelPiper PA-22-108 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot was demonstrating airplane to a prospective buyer. After two tiuch and go's, pilot lost directional control and departed runway to the right. A/c impacted fence before coming to rest. Several ribs in right wing were damaged as well as damage to aft right fuselage as a result of impact with fence. Winds were variable at 5 knots. Owner/pilot (palm) maintains thatprospective buyer was on the controls. Prospective buyer maintains that owner/pilot was flying the a/c. owner/pilot was repsonsible for initiating the flight.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS DEMONSTRATING AIRPLANE TO A PROSPECTIVE BUYER. AFTER TWO TIUCH AND GO'S, PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND DEPARTED RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT. A/C IMPACTED FENCE BEFORE COMING TO REST. SEVERAL RIBS IN RIGHT WING WERE DAMAGED AS WELL AS DAMAGE TO AFT RIGHT FUSELAGE AS A RESULT OF IMPACT WITH FENCE. WINDS WERE VARIABLE AT 5 KNOTS. OWNER/PILOT (PALM) MAINTAINS THATPROSPECTIVE BUYER WAS ON THE CONTROLS. PROSPECTIVE BUYER MAINTAINS THAT OWNER/PILOT WAS FLYING THE A/C. OWNER/PILOT WAS REPSONSIBLE FOR INITIATING THE FLIGHT.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB SEA99LA097Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWinthrop, WAThe pilot/passenger's failure to maintain directional control. A contributing factor was the fence.Jun 26, 1999 · Substantial damage