# Accident 20161227023429A: Piper PA-22-108, Piedmont, MO, December 27, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 2016, 18:30 local time
- Place: Piedmont, MO
- Airport: Piedmont Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1244° N, 90.7150° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1244&lon=-90.7150&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5499Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5499Z-2020-01-06) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 83 total, 34 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161227023429A

## Narrative

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

THE 83 HOUR PRIVATE PILOT WAS CONDUCTING NIGHT CURRENCY FLIGHTS AT HIS LOCAL AIRPORT, KPYN, PIEDMONT, MO.  HE MADE TWO PREVIOUS LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 21 AND DEPARTURES ON RUNWAY 03.  THE PILOT SENSED THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOW ON BASE FOR RUNWAY 21 WHILE MAKING THE THIRD APPROACH AND APPLIED POWER.  THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE DID RESPOND TO THE POWER APPLICATION, BUT CONTINUED TO DESCEND.  REALIZING HE WOULD NOT MAKE IT BACK TO THE RUNWAY, HE ADJUSTED FOR AN OPEN AREA ON THE AIRPORT PROPERTY.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BANKED APPROXIMATELY 25 DEGREES WHEN IT ENTERED SMALL TREE LIMBS PRIOR TO HEAVY CONTACT WITH POWER WIRES WITH THE LEFT WING AND LANDING GEAR 1572FT AND 34.5 DEGREES FROM THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT YAWED LEFT, DROPPED ON THE RIGHT WING AND LANDING GEAR ONTO THE DESCENDING FACE OF A ROADWAY EMBANKMENT 82 FT FROM THE WIRE CONTACT.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO ROLL TO THE RIGHT UNTIL COMING TO REST INVERTED BELOW THE ROADWAY 38FT FROM THE INITIAL GROUND IMPACT SCAR.  THE PILOT RELEASED HIS SEATBELT AND SHOULDER HARNESS AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES.

THE LEFT/MAIN FUEL TANK WHICH THE PILOT STATED WAS SELECTED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT CONTAINED 3/4 OF A TANK OF CLEAR BLUE FUEL, THE RIGHT/AUX FUEL TANK CONTAINED 1/4 OF A TANK OF CLEAR BLUE FUEL.  THE GASILATOR WAS DRAINED AND PRODUCED A STEADY FLOW OF CLEAR BLUE FUEL.

CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS ESTABLISHED TO ALL FLIGHT AND ENGINE CONTROLS.

ENGINE COMPRESSION WAS ESTABLISHED TO ALL FOUR CYLINDERS BY ROTATING THE PROPELLER.  THE PROPELLER BLADE TIPS WERE BENT FORWARD; LEADING EDGES WERE GOUGED AND DISPLAYED CORD WISE SCORING CONSISTENT WITH BEING UNDER POWER AT THE TIME OF GROUND IMPACT.

THE RIGHT WING WAS COMPRESSED TO THE INBOARD MOUNTING STRUT.  THE LEFT WING DISPLAYED LOCALIZED CRUSHING IN THE VICINITY OF THE LANDING LIGHT ASSEMBLIES AND  THE LEFT LANDING GEAR LEADING EDGE EXHIBITED LOCALIZED CRUSHING CONSISTENT WITH CONTACTING A LARGE SPIRAL WOUND CABLE.

## 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 CEN17LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA062), Dec 28, 2016: Piper PA22 (N5499Z), Piedmont, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s descent below glidepath, which resulted in the airplane’s impact with power lines.

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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