# Accident 20050831023989A: Piper PA22150, Davenport, WA, August 31, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 2005, 18:40 local time
- Place: Davenport, WA
- Airport: Davenport Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.8297° N, 117.2105° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8297&lon=-117.2105&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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 215 total, 214 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA05LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050831023989A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING LANDING ROLL-OUT, TAIL WHEEL SHIMMY BECAME SEVERE. PILOT COULD NOT MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. A/C DEPARTED RUNWAY DURING ENSUING GROUND LOOP. A/C SUFFERED DAMAGE TO LEFT WING SPAR, TAIL SURFACES AND AFT FUSELAGE TWISTED.

## 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 SEA05LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA185), Sep 1, 2005: Piper PA-22-150 (N1829P), Mead, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Separation of the tailwheel assembly spring resulting in a loss of directional control and subsequent collision with a berm. The berm was a factor in the accident.

## Other reports on N1829P (1)

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

- [Accident 20040513014479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040513014479A), May 13, 2004: Piper PA22150 (N1829P), Shelton, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) Student pilot conducting practice landings in preparation for private checkride. On touchdown the aircraft veered to the left, then hard to the right…

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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