# Accident 20080731843079A: Piper PA22150, St Paul, OR, July 31, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2008, 14:30 local time
- Place: St Paul, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5722° N, 122.0708° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5722&lon=-122.0708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2441P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2441P-2018-07-12) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 85 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08CA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA278) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080731843079A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GOES ON A SANDBAR IN THE WILLIAMETTE RIVER NEAR ST. PAUL, OREGON. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE MISSED THE SANDBAR, TOUCHING DOWN IN THE WATER WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT ACCORDING TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF TWIN OAKS (LICENSED A&P) WAS A BENT PROPELLER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED FROM A REMOTE AREA OF THE RIVER BY BOAT.

## 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 LAX08CA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA278), Jul 31, 2008: Piper PA-22 (N2441P), St. Paul, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged altitude, speed, and subsequent failure to attain the proper touchdown point while landing.

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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