# Accident 20170705012439A: Piper PA-22-150, Milan, NH, July 5, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 2017, 12:50 local time
- Place: Milan, NH
- Airport: Berlin Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5775° N, 71.1775° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5775&lon=-71.1775&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6936B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6936B-2020-08-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,239 total, 346 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA392](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA392) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170705012439A

## Narrative

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

I INTERVIEWED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ON 7/7/17 AT THE BERLIN AIRPORT.  HE STATED THAT THE APPROACH SPEED FOR THIS AIRCRAFT WAS 80 MPH. HE FURTHER STATED THAT HE FLOATED INITIALLY ON HIS PLANNED WHEEL LANDING AND GOT SLOWER THAN NORMAL WITH A HIGHER ANGLE OF ATTACK THAN USUAL FOR A WHEEL LANDING. HE THEN STATED THAT HE THOUGHT THE AIRCRAFT?S LONGITUDINAL AXIS MAY HAVE BEEN ALIGNED SLIGHTLY LEFT OF THE AIRCRAFT TRACK ON THE INITIAL TOUCHDOWN. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATEMENT OF THE ENTIRE EVENT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE GROUND SCARS, AIRPORT FACILITY DAMAGE, AND AIRCRAFT DAMAGE.

## 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 GAA17CA392](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA392), Jul 5, 2017: Piper PA22 (N6936B), Berlin, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N6936B (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20180825012319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180825012319A), Aug 25, 2018: Piper PA-22-150 (N6936B), Island Pond, VT, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft departed John h. boyland State airport at Island Pond, VT. Aircraft was destroyed by fire when it crashed off airport.

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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