# Accident 20060616010459A: Piper PA22108, South Boston, VA, June 16, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 2006, 20:15 local time
- Place: South Boston, VA
- Airport: William M Tuck Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7100° N, 78.8481° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7100&lon=-78.8481&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5045Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5045Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-108 (registry code 7102204, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22108
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 60 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06CA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060616010459A

## Narrative

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

(-23) UPON LANDING, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. WINDS WERE LIGHT AT THE TIME. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIAL, WITH 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 NYC06CA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA153), Jun 16, 2006: Piper PA-22-108 (N5045Z), South Boston, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in a collision with a rising embankment. A factor in the accident was the pilot's lack of recent flight experience.

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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