# Accident 20140222001629A: Piper PA-16, Scappoose, OR, February 22, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 2014, 11:45 local time
- Place: Scappoose, OR
- Airport: Scappoose Industrial Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7717° N, 122.8619° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7717&lon=-122.8619&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5626H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5626H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-16 (registry code 7101602, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-16
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 7,046 total, 5 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14CA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140222001629A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR14CA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA120), Feb 22, 2014: Piper PA 16 (N5626H), Scappoose, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing roll. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's diverted attention and inadequate preflight inspection.

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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