# Accident 20060503005419A: Piper PA22150, Rangley, CO, May 3, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 2006, 10:45 local time
- Place: Rangley, CO
- Airport: Rangley Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0939° N, 108.7628° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0939&lon=-108.7628&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6946B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6946B-2009-01-15) (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: 22,000 total, 150 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN06CA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06CA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060503005419A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE LANDING AT RANGELY COLORADO (4V0) ON 05-03-2006, 1045 LOCAL TIME, CIVIL AIRCRAFT N6946B, A PIPER PA-22, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ NOSED OVER CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DUE TO THE INADVERTENT APPLICATION OF THE BRAKE. THERE WERE NO 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 DEN06CA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06CA071), May 3, 2006: Piper PA-22-150 (N6946B), Rangely, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadvertent application of the brake during the landing roll. A contributing factor was the pilot's failure to maintain directional control and the flight instructor's inadequate…

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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