# Accident 20070720015069A: Piper PA17, Scribner, NE, July 20, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2007, 13:00 local time
- Place: Scribner, NE
- Airport: Scribner State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6103° N, 96.6300° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6103&lon=-96.6300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4802H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4802H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-17 (registry code 7101702, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA17
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07CA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA251) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070720015069A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 17, AT THE SCRIBNER STATE AIRFIELD, SCRIBNER, NEBRASKA, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL ALLOWING THE AIRCRAFT TO GROUND LOOP, DAMAGING A RUNWAY LIGHT AND COLLAPSING THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR. WIND 110 DEGREES AT 09 KTS.

## 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 CHI07CA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA251), Jul 20, 2007: Piper PA-17 (N4802H), Scribner, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. A contributing factor was the gusting crosswind condition.

## Other reports on N4802H (1)

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

- [Accident 19970326003749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970326003749A), Mar 26, 1997: Piper PA17 (N4802H), Little Rock, AR, Substantial damage. Aircraft engine quit and crashed while trying to land on an unfinished road. (-23) engine began to run rough, vibrated, then stopped, forced landing on road…

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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