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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-22 · Holly Ridge, NC · February 18, 2005

Date: February 18, 2005 · 13:00 local
Place: Holly Ridge, NC
Airport: Topsail Airpark
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1476A
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL05CA054
Reported as: Piper PA22
Reported engine: Lycoming O290D
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,200 total39 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days

N1476ARegistration cancelled Oct 14, 2014 · Piper PA-22S/N 22-383 · Built 1952 Airframe modelPiper PA-22 Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series4 cycle

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What happened

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(-23) The pilot in command landed the aircraft just past the midway point of the runway and the aircraft was traveling faster than normal. As the aircraft approached the end of the runway, the pilot realizing he was not going to be able to stop before the end of the runway, pulled the mixture cable out, shutting down the engine. As the aircraft passed the runway end markers (wood stakes painted whit on each side of the runway) the aircraft moved to the left. The nose gear collapsed, the right wingtip impacted the ground, and the aircraft came to a stop. Both the pilot and privacy data omitted (passenger) safely egressed the aircraft with no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT IN COMMAND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT JUST PAST THE MIDWAY POINT OF THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TRAVELING FASTER THAN NORMAL. AS THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED THE END OF THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT REALIZING HE WAS NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO STOP BEFORE THE END OF THE RUNWAY, PULLED THE MIXTURE CABLE OUT, SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGINE. AS THE AIRCRAFT PASSED THE RUNWAY END MARKERS (WOOD STAKES PAINTED WHIT ON EACH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY) THE AIRCRAFT MOVED TO THE LEFT. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, THE RIGHT WINGTIP IMPACTED THE GROUND, AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP. BOTH THE PILOT AND ^PRIVACY DATA ^ (PASSENGER) SAFELY EGRESSED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ATL05CA054Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportHolly Ridge, NCThe CFI's improper use of the rudder control and normal braking during the landing roll that resulted in the collapse of the nose gear assembly.Feb 18, 2005 · Substantial damage