# Accident 20020701018119A: Piper PA16, Moneta, VA, July 1, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2002, 13:00 local time
- Place: Moneta, VA
- Airport: Smith Mountain Lake Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1078° N, 79.5925° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1078&lon=-79.5925&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5921H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5921H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-16 (registry code 7101602, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA16
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC02LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020701018119A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRMAN REPORTS LANDING RUNWAY 05 IN FULL STALL LANDING. THE ROLL OUT WAS INITIALLY NORMAL, THEN THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY VEERED LEFT AND RAN OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A ONE FOOT HIGH BERM APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY EDGE AND FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY FIVE FEET DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD. HE RECEIVED NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT RUDDER AND VERTICAL STABILIZER WERE DAMAGED, THE RIGHT WING WAS BENT AT THE WING ROOT AND THE RIGHT WING STRUTS WERE BENT. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THE CLIP ATTACHING THE RIGHT TAIL WHEEL SPRING TO THE TAILWHEEL WAS MISSING. A THOROUGH SEARCH OF THE RUNWAY FAILED TO LOCATE THE CLIP.

## 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 NYC02LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA128), Jul 1, 2002: Piper PA-16 (N5921H), Moneta, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of a clip and subsequent loss of the spring on the right side of the tail wheel assembly, for undetermined reasons, which led to a loss of directional control. A factor was the berm.

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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