# Accident 20080831844149A: Piper PA22150, Dillon, MT, August 31, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 2008, 12:00 local time
- Place: Dillon, MT
- Airport: Dillon
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2589° N, 112.5542° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2589&lon=-112.5542&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4143D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,150 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08CA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA287) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080831844149A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 331, 2008, AT APPROXIMATELY 12:00 NOON, N4143D LANDED ON RUNWAY 2 AT DILLON AIRPORT, (DLN), DILLON, MONTANA.  THE FLYING PILOT LOST CONTORL OF AIRCRAFT ON LANDING;THE OWNER/INSTRUCTOR PILOT TOOK OVER THE CONTROLS AND REGAINED CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT.  ONCE UNDER CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT WAS ALLOWED TO EXIT THE RUNWAY ASPHALT TO THE LEFT SIDE.  AFTER EXITING THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A HOLE, ANIMAL BURROW, WITH THE RIGHT GEAR FLIPPING THE AIRCRAFT ONTO ITS BACK, DAMAGING PROP, ENGINE AND FIREWALL, BOTH WINGS, 3 OF FOUR LIFT STRUTS, FUSELAGE, RUDDER AND VERTICAL STABILIZER.  N4143D IS A PA-22-150 TRIPACER CONVERTED TO THE CONFIGURATION OF A PA-20 PACER, OWNED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, DILLON MONTANA.

## 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 LAX08CA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA287), Aug 31, 2008: Piper PA-22-150 (N4143D), Dillon, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot-certificated passenger's failure to maintain directional control during landing and the pilot's delayed remedial action and inadequate supervision.

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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