# Accident 20151220022559A: Piper PA-22-108, New Castle, PA, December 20, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 2015, 14:30 local time
- Place: New Castle, PA
- Airport: New Castle Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0267° N, 80.4133° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0267&lon=-80.4133&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5667Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5667Z-2016-05-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-108 (registry code 7102204, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (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-22-108
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 380 total, 12 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151220022559A

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 20, 2015 AT APPROXIMATELY  14:30 LOCAL ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS RETURNING FROM BUTLER COUNTY AIRPORT (KBTP) WHEN DURING TOUCHDOWN/ROLLOUT HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND  CRASHED. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 181 FT NORTH OF RUNWAY 23. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED "THAT AFTER TOUCHDOWN/ROLLOUT ON RUNWAY 23 THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ APPLIED LEFT RUDDER TO TRY AND CORRECT THE AIRCRAFT, BUT THE AIRCRAFT KEPT GOING TO THE RIGHT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ APPLIED THE TOE BRAKES BEFORE GOING INTO THE DITCH AND FLIPPING OVER."

## 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 GAA16CA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA084), Dec 20, 2015: Piper PA22 (N5667Z), New Castle, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and a nose over.

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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