# Accident 19990919036789A: Piper PA22150, Minerva, OH, September 19, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1999, 18:30 local time
- Place: Minerva, OH
- Airport: Minerva Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7207° N, 81.0997° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7207&lon=-81.0997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5959D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5959D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 168 total, 14 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC99LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA233) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990919036789A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON SEPTEMBER 19, 1999, ABOUT 1830 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-22-150, N5959D, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHILE LANDING AT THE MINERVA AIRPORT, MINERVA, OHIO. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. ACCORDING TO A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION INSPECTOR, THE PILOT WAS PERFORMING A TOUCH AND GO LANDING ON RUNWAY 19, A 2,500-FOOT LONG GRASS RUNWAY.  DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT, THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, NOSED OVER, AND CAME TO REST ON ITS BACK.  THE WINDS REPORTED BY A NEARBY AIRPORT, AT 1851, WERE FROM 190 DEGREES AT 5 KNOTS.                                (.4) ON SEPTEMBER 19, 1999, ABOUT 1830 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-22-150, N5959D, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHILE LANDING AT THE MINERVA AIRPORT, MINERVA, OHIO. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE HAD LANDED ON RUNWAY 19, A 2,500-FOOT LONG GRASS RUNWAY. DURIN G THE ROLLOUT, AT ABOUT 25 MPH, AS THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE AIRPLANE VEERED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RESPOND BY ADDING LEFT RUDDER, BUT THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION SAFETY INSPECTOR EXAMINED THE WRECKAGE ON SEPTEMBER 20, 1999, AND REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL AND TIRE EXHIBITED GRASS AND MUD ON THE OUTBOARD SIDE. EVIDENCE OF GRASS AND DIRT WERE ALSO JAMMED INTO THE TIRE BEAD AREA OF THE TIRE. ALL TIRES ON THE AIRPLANE WERE INFLATED. NO DEFECTS WITH THE TIRES, WHEELS, OR BRAKES, WERE NOTED. THE WINDS REPORTED BY A NEARBY AIRPORT, AT 1851, WERE FROM 190 DEGREES AT 5 KNOTS.

## 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 NYC99LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA233), Sep 19, 1999: Piper PA-22-150 (N5959D), Minerva, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control.

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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