# Accident 20040513014479A: Piper PA22150, Shelton, WA, May 13, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 2004
- Place: Shelton, WA
- Airport: Sanderson Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2336° N, 123.1475° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2336&lon=-123.1475&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1829P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1829P) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 95 total, 95 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA04LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040513014479A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT CONDUCTING PRACTICE LANDINGS IN PREPARATION FOR PRIVATE CHECKRIDE. ON TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT, THEN HARD TO THE RIGHT STRIKING THE LEFT WING. DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR AND LEFT WING TIP AND SPAR. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION BY A LOCAL MECHANIC REVEALED THE LANDING GEAR BUNGEE ATTACH HORN HAD FAILED CAUSING THE LH LANDING GEAR TO HANG DOWN. LANDING WITH THE LH GEAR HANGING DOWN MADE THE AIRCRAFT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL.

## 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 SEA04LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA086), May 13, 2004: Piper PA-22-20 (N1829P), Shelton, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to adequately compensate for wind conditions during landing. Factors include a crosswind, fracture/collapse of the landing gear hydrasorb and an improper weld on the landing gear…

## Other reports on N1829P (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20050831023989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050831023989A), Aug 31, 2005: Piper PA22150 (N1829P), Davenport, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot reported that during landing roll-out, tail wheel shimmy became severe. Pilot could not maintain directional control. A/c departed runway during…

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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