# Accident 20081101852559A: Piper PA22135, San Manuel, AZ, November 1, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 2008, 17:30 local time
- Place: San Manuel, AZ
- Airport: San Manuel
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6364° N, 110.6547° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6364&lon=-110.6547&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2468A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2468A-2012-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-135 (registry code 7102206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22135
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 280 total, 100 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09CA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081101852559A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR09CA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA031), Nov 2, 2008: Piper PA-22-135 (N2468A), San Manuel, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain lateral aircraft control that resulted in collision with terrain during 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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