# Accident 20021128034909A: Piper PA22150, Cuba, MO, November 28, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 28, 2002, 16:19 local time
- Place: Cuba, MO
- Airport: Cuba Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0603° N, 91.3903° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0603&lon=-91.3903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4901S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4901S-2019-01-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021128034909A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THIS FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT SPRINGFIELD, MO. (SGF) WITH A DESTINATION OF CUBA, MO (UBX). THE WINDS AT THE CLOSEST REPORTING STATION WERE 290 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS, 26 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT LANDED ON RWY 36 RESULTING IN A CROSSWIND FROM LEFT TO RIGHT OF APPROX. 10 KNOTS. THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT, WHILE FLAIRING "A LITTLE EARLY AND CARRYING A SMALL AMOUNT OF POWER", BOUNCED ON THE FIRST CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY (1100' FROM ARRIVAL END), RE-LANDED TO THE RIGHT OF THE CENTERLINE AND EXITED THE RUNWAY (1200' FROM THE ARRIVAL END). THE PASSENGER, ALSO A PRIVATE PILOT, STATED THE PIC WAS "NOT ON THE RUDDERS" AND THE "CROSSWIND WAS 10 KNOTS". AFTER EXITING THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED THROUGH A DITCH THAT LAID PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY (6' DEEP), THEN ENTERED A SECOND DITCH (6' DEEP) LAYING PERPENDICULAR WITH THE RUNWAY. NEITHER PILOT ADMITTED USING ANY BRAKING AND NO SKID MARKS WERE OBSERVED. THE NOSEWHEEL SETTLED INTO THE SOFT DIRT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SECOND DITCH CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP 180 DEGREES ON ITS BACK. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST 1800' FROM THE ARRIVAL END OF THE RUNWAY 50' RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER THEN SECURED AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 CHI03LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA030), Nov 28, 2002: Piper PA-22-150 (N4901S), Cuba, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots inadequate flare and recovery from a bounced landing. Contributing factors to this accident were the crosswind and the ditch.

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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