# Accident 19990912028469A: Piper PA22108, Manassas, VA, September 12, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1999, 19:15 local time
- Place: Manassas, VA
- Airport: Whitman Strip Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7468° N, 77.4826° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manassas, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7468&lon=-77.4826&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5125Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5125Z-2013-08-20) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 20 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC99LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA226) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990912028469A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON SEPTEMBER 12, 1999, ABOUT 1915 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-22-108, N5125Z, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHILE LANDING AT THE WHITMAN AIRPORT, MANASSAS, VIRGINIA. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART91. THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS CONDUCTING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 4, A 2,450-FOOT LONG GRASS RUNWAY.  AFTER THE FOURTH TOUCH AND GO, THE PILOT RETURNED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 22.  REALIZING THAT HE WAS TOO HIGH ON FINAL APPROACH, THE PILOT SLIPPED THE AIRPLANE TO INCREASE HIS DECENT.  A RECOVERY FROM THE MANEUVER WAS NOT PREFORMED, AND THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN HARD ON THE RUNWAY.  THE NOSE WHEEL THEN COLLAPSED, NOSING THE AIRPLANE OVER INVERTED. THE WINDS REPORTED BY A NEARBY AIRPORT, AT 1855, WERE 150 DEGREES AT 6 KNOTS.                   (-23) STUDENT PILOT, 19 HRS. TOTAL TIME. 1 HR. SOLO. MISJUDGED FLARE NOSEWHEEL COLLAPSED AND AIRPLANE FLIPPED OVER. NO INJURY.                        (.4) THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS CONDUCTING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 4. AFTER THE FOURTH TOUCH AND GO, THE PILOT RETURNED TO LAND ON R UNWAY 22. REALIZING THAT HE WAS TOO HIGH ON FINAL APPROACH, THE PILOT SLIPPED THE AIRPLANE TO INCREASE HIS DESCENT. A RECOVERY FROM THE MANEUVER WAS NOT PREFORMED, AND THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN HARD ON THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE WHEEL THEN COLLAPSED, AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER.

## 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 NYC99LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA226), Sep 12, 1999: Piper PA-22-108 (N5125Z), Manassas, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to recover from a sideslip maneuver, and flare the airplane before touchdown.

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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