19990707008499A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-22-150 · Rogers City, MI · July 7, 1999

Date
July 7, 1999 · 16:30 local
Place
Rogers City, MI
Airport
Presque Isle County Airport
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9964D
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI99LA218
Reported as
Piper PA22150

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Acft flipped over on landing, other circumstances are unknown. (-23) aircraft landed rwy 27, skid marks begin approximately 1200 feet from threshold. 53 paces of continuous skid mark, one wheel only, left of centerline and continuing to deviate from centerline. Aircraft departed left side of runway and traveled 33 paces, then struck runway light. Nosewheel and attachment hardware then separated from aircraft, nose strut dug into ground, aircraft traveled another 30 paces before coming to rest inverted. All controls seemed normal, could not check rudder, aircraft inverted. All wheels rotated freely, no flat spots on tires.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT FLIPPED OVER ON LANDING, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23) AIRCRAFT LANDED RWY 27, SKID MARKS BEGIN APPROXIMATELY 1200 FEET FROM THRESHOLD. 53 PACES OF CONTINUOUS SKID MARK, ONE WHEEL ONLY, LEFT OF CENTERLINE AND CONTINUING TO DEVIATE FROM CENTERLINE. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY AND TRAVELED 33 PACES, THEN STRUCK RUNWAY LIGHT. NOSEWHEEL AND ATTACHMENT HARDWARE THEN SEPARATED FROM AIRCRAFT, NOSE STRUT DUG INTO GROUND, AIRCRAFT TRAVELED ANOTHER 30 PACES BEFORE COMING TO REST INVERTED. ALL CONTROLS SEEMED NORMAL, COULD NOT CHECK RUDDER, AIRCRAFT INVERTED. ALL WHEELS ROTATED FREELY, NO FLAT SPOTS ON TIRES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.