# Accident 19990626042759A: Piper PA22108, Winthrop, WA, June 26, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1999, 08:45 local time
- Place: Winthrop, WA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.5008° N, 120.3302° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5008&lon=-120.3302&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5059Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5059Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-108 (registry code 7102204, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22108
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA99LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990626042759A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 SEA99LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA097), Jun 26, 1999: Piper PA-22-108 (N5059Z), Winthrop, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot/passenger's failure to maintain directional control. A contributing factor was the fence.

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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