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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-22-108 · Iron Station, NC · March 6, 2016

Date
March 6, 2016 · 14:00 local
Place
Iron Station, NC
Airport
Lincolnton/Lincoln County
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5488Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA16CA125
Reported as
Piper PA-22-108
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-235 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Sport pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
610 total25 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Aircraft was operated by the privacy data omittedpilot during a 14 CFR 91 flight for the purpose of selling the aircraft. The proposed buyer of the aircraft was on board in the passenger seat. Aircraft departed rwy 5, ipj. Flight only lasted a few minutes and returned to ipj for landing on rwy 5. After touch down privacy data omittedpilot stated the aircraft veried to the left which he could not correct with right rudder. Aircraft came in contact with a drainage area which caused the aircraft to flip. Aircraft sustained substancial damage including buckling of the firewall, bent wing struts, crushed rudder and bent tubing in the rear fuselage.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED BY THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PILOT DURING A 14 CFR 91 FLIGHT FOR THE PURPOSE OF SELLING THE AIRCRAFT. THE PROPOSED BUYER OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON BOARD IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RWY 5, IPJ. FLIGHT ONLY LASTED A FEW MINUTES AND RETURNED TO IPJ FOR LANDING ON RWY 5. AFTER TOUCH DOWN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT VERIED TO THE LEFT WHICH HE COULD NOT CORRECT WITH RIGHT RUDDER. AIRCRAFT CAME IN CONTACT WITH A DRAINAGE AREA WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANCIAL DAMAGE INCLUDING BUCKLING OF THE FIREWALL, BENT WING STRUTS, CRUSHED RUDDER AND BENT TUBING IN THE REAR FUSELAGE.

NTSB investigation

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