# Accident 20040815028009A: Piper PA22150, Elkhart, IN, August 15, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 2004, 15:23 local time
- Place: Elkhart, IN
- Airport: Elkhart Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7194° N, 86.0017° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7194&lon=-86.0017&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4303A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4303A) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04CA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA228) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040815028009A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING LANDING ROLL PILOTS SEAT DETACHED FROM FRONT MOUNT, SEAT FELL BACK PILOT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL AIRCRAFT WITH RUDDER PEDALS. AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED.

## 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 CHI04CA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA228), Aug 15, 2004: Piper PA-22-150 (N4303A), Elkhart, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the seat during landing roll and the subsequent pilot's airplane handling not being possible.

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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