20170722009149A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper L-21B · Cartersville, GA · July 22, 2017

Date
July 22, 2017 · 13:45 local
Place
Cartersville, GA
Airport
Cartersville Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3907E
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA17CA428
Reported as
Piper L-21B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
199 total63 in this make and model2 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.

On 07/22/2017 at approximately 1345 local time at the Cartersville Airport (vpc) ^Mr. William g. roper^ was practicing landings in N3907E, a Piper L-21B cub. On the second landing ^Mr. Roper^ lost control of the aircraft on rollout. His rudder was ineffective and he attempted to bring the aircraft under control with the brakes. The aircraft subsequently nosed over with the prop striking the runway. The aircraft continued to rotate over and came to rest on it's back.

As the FAA filed it

ON 07/22/2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 1345 LOCAL TIME AT THE CARTERSVILLE AIRPORT (VPC) ^MR. WILLIAM G. ROPER^ WAS PRACTICING LANDINGS IN N3907E, A PIPER L-21B CUB. ON THE SECOND LANDING ^MR. ROPER^ LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT ON ROLLOUT. HIS RUDDER WAS INEFFECTIVE AND HE ATTEMPTED TO BRING THE AIRCRAFT UNDER CONTROL WITH THE BRAKES. THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY NOSED OVER WITH THE PROP STRIKING THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO ROTATE OVER AND CAME TO REST ON IT'S BACK.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N3907E · 1

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