# Accident 20080815855559A: Piper PA22160, Cleveland, GA, August 15, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 2008, 19:30 local time
- Place: Cleveland, GA
- Airport: Mountain Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5617° N, 83.7133° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5617&lon=-83.7133&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8906D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8906D-2017-06-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-160 (registry code 7102214, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22160
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 150 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08CA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA283) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080815855559A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 08/15/2008 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHILE LANDING AT MOUNTAIN PARK AIRPORT (0GE5) IN CLEVELAND, GEORGIA ON RUNWAY 17 STATED THAT HE WAS HIGH AT THE THRESHOLD AND TOUCHED DOWN AT ABOUT 65 MPH.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ APPLIED FULL BRAKES AND SAW THAT HE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO STOP BEFORE THE FENCE AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY.  HE STEERED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE WEST FOR THE PURPOSE OF CREATING A LARGE ARC TO USE UP GROUND SPEED.  HE HAD APPLIED FULL LEFT RUDDER AND WHEN HE DID THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND TURNED OVER.

## 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 NYC08CA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA283), Aug 15, 2008: Piper PA-22-160 (N8906D), Cleveland, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to land with a tailwind, and his failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing. Contributing to the accident was the tailwind.

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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