20081101852559A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-22-135 · San Manuel, AZ · November 1, 2008

Date
November 1, 2008 · 17:30 local
Place
San Manuel, AZ
Airport
San Manuel
Phase of flight
Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2468A
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR09CA031
Reported as
Piper PA22135
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
280 total100 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot was landing on runway 11 at E77. While using full flaps and setting up for a soft field landing, he was about to add power when the left wing dropped and subsequently impacted the ground. The pilot stated there were no mechanical anomalies with the airplane. Pilots third class medical issued on 12/08/2005 had expired.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 11 AT E77. WHILE USING FULL FLAPS AND SETTING UP FOR A SOFT FIELD LANDING, HE WAS ABOUT TO ADD POWER WHEN THE LEFT WING DROPPED AND SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE PILOT STATED THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL ANOMALIES WITH THE AIRPLANE. PILOTS THIRD CLASS MEDICAL ISSUED ON 12/08/2005 HAD EXPIRED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.