# Accident 20160306001709A: Piper PA-22-108, Iron Station, NC, March 6, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 2016, 14:00 local time
- Place: Iron Station, NC
- Airport: Lincolnton/Lincoln County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4833° N, 81.1611° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4833&lon=-81.1611&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5488Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5488Z) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 610 total, 25 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16CA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16CA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160306001709A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA16CA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16CA125), Mar 6, 2016: Piper PA 22-108 (N5488Z), Lincolnton, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The non-certificated pilot's loss of directional control while landing.

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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