# Accident 20120519010259A: Piper PA-22-150, Norwich, NY, May 19, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 2012, 13:50 local time
- Place: Norwich, NY
- Airport: Lt Warren Eaton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5731° N, 75.5236° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5731&lon=-75.5236&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3956P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3956P) (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 PA-22-150
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 725 total, 390 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA350](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA350) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120519010259A

## Narrative

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

ON LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN NORMALY NEAR THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE.  ON ROLLOUT, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN VEERING SHARPLY LEFT OF RUNWAY CENTERLINE AS A RESULT OF POSSIBLE FAILURE TO THE LEFT MAIN TIRE TUBE.  CORRECTIVE CONTROL INPUTS BY THE PIC OF FULL RIGHT RUDDER AND MOMENTARY APPLICATION OF THE RIGHT BRAKE WERE APPLIED AS THE AIRCRAFT NEARD THE LEFT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY IN AN ATTEMPT TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT FROM DEPARTING THE RUNWAY SURFACE.  AS A RESULT OF THE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS DESCRIBED, THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A RIGHT GROUND LOOP.  THE LEFT MAIN GEAR BUCKLED UNDERNEATH THE AIRCRAFT AS IT SLID.  DUE TO COLLAPSE OF THE LEFT MAIN GEAR THE LEFT WING IMPACTED THE RUNWAY CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE FACING OPPOSITE THE DIRECTION OF LANDING.

## 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 ERA12CA350](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA350), May 19, 2012: Piper PA-22-150 (N3956P), Norwich, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inability to maintain directional control during a landing with a deflated left main landing gear tire.

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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