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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-22 · Nickerson, KS · March 9, 2008

Date: March 9, 2008 · 19:30 local
Place: Nickerson, KS
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1424A
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN08CA063
Reported as: Piper PA22
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N1424ARegistered now · Piper PA-22S/N 22-338 · Built 1951 Airframe modelPiper PA-22 Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series4 cycle

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What happened

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(-23) A 1955 Piper tri-pacer (PA22-135) was substantially damaged when after landing, the aircraft went off the runway and flipped over. There were no injuries to the pilot and passenger. The runway was located in Nickerson, Kansas, ten miles nw of hutchinson Kansas (hut) and primarily used for agricultural operations. The runway conditions consist of dirt, sand, gravel and very soft along the edges and other locations. The weather was good, light winds, and the pilot stated the approach was normal. Investigation revealed the aircraft's left main tire sank into a soft area after touchdown, pulling the aircraft to the left edge of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) A 1955 PIPER TRI-PACER (PA22-135) WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN AFTER LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE RUNWAY AND FLIPPED OVER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND PASSENGER. THE RUNWAY WAS LOCATED IN NICKERSON, KANSAS, TEN MILES NW OF HUTCHINSON KANSAS (HUT) AND PRIMARILY USED FOR AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS. THE RUNWAY CONDITIONS CONSIST OF DIRT, SAND, GRAVEL AND VERY SOFT ALONG THE EDGES AND OTHER LOCATIONS. THE WEATHER WAS GOOD, LIGHT WINDS, AND THE PILOT STATED THE APPROACH WAS NORMAL. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT MAIN TIRE SANK INTO A SOFT AREA AFTER TOUCHDOWN, PULLING THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY.

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 DEN08CA063Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportNickerson, KSthe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll resulting in a departure from the runway environment. Contributing to the accident was the soft runway surface.Mar 10, 2008 · Substantial damage