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FAA accident report · Piper PA-16 · Scappoose, OR · February 22, 2014

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Date
February 22, 2014 · 11:45 local
Place
Scappoose, OR
Airport
Scappoose Industrial Airpark
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5626H
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR14CA120
Reported as
Piper PA-16
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-235 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
7,046 total5 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days
N5626HRegistered now · Piper PA-16S/N 16-237 · Built 1949Airframe modelPiper PA-16Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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

The aircraft departed WA87, parkside airpark, battle ground, WA at approximately 10:45 am PST on 02/22/2004, for a pleasure flight conducted under part 91 with the pilot as the sole occupant. The pilot stated during takeoff the airplane felt sluggish, but was able to climb and maintain airspeed. He did not want to attempt to circle and land at WA87 due to obstacles (high trees) around the airport so he decided to go to spb, Scappoose Industrial Airpark, Scappoose, OR. He made a normal landing on rwy 15 at approximately 11:45 am PST, but during roll out he became distracted by engine's lack of power and diverted his attention to the instruments. While distracted, the aircraft swerved to the right and the right main gear wheel got into the loose gravel and turf when he over corrected to the left causing the aircraft to ground loop and fold the right main gear under the fuselage and the right wing to contact the ground bending the aft wing spar before the aircraft came to a full stop. The pilot was not injured.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED WA87, PARKSIDE AIRPARK, BATTLE GROUND, WA AT APPROXIMATELY 10:45 AM PST ON 02/22/2004, FOR A PLEASURE FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER PART 91 WITH THE PILOT AS THE SOLE OCCUPANT. THE PILOT STATED DURING TAKEOFF THE AIRPLANE FELT SLUGGISH, BUT WAS ABLE TO CLIMB AND MAINTAIN AIRSPEED. HE DID NOT WANT TO ATTEMPT TO CIRCLE AND LAND AT WA87 DUE TO OBSTACLES (HIGH TREES) AROUND THE AIRPORT SO HE DECIDED TO GO TO SPB, SCAPPOOSE INDUSTRIAL AIRPARK, SCAPPOOSE, OR. HE MADE A NORMAL LANDING ON RWY 15 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:45 AM PST, BUT DURING ROLL OUT HE BECAME DISTRACTED BY ENGINE'S LACK OF POWER AND DIVERTED HIS ATTENTION TO THE INSTRUMENTS. WHILE DISTRACTED, THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED TO THE RIGHT AND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR WHEEL GOT INTO THE LOOSE GRAVEL AND TURF WHEN HE OVER CORRECTED TO THE LEFT CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO GROUND LOOP AND FOLD THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR UNDER THE FUSELAGE AND THE RIGHT WING TO CONTACT THE GROUND BENDING THE AFT WING SPAR BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A FULL STOP. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB WPR14CA120Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportScappoose, ORThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing roll. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's diverted attention and inadequate preflight inspection.Feb 22, 2014 · Substantial damage