# Accident 20170722009149A: Piper L-21B, Cartersville, GA, July 22, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 2017, 13:45 local time
- Place: Cartersville, GA
- Airport: Cartersville Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1231° N, 84.8486° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1231&lon=-84.8486&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3907E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3907E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper L-21B (registry code 7101815, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-l-21b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER L-21B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 199 total, 63 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA428](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA428) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170722009149A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 GAA17CA428](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA428), Jul 22, 2017: Piper L 21B (N3907E), Cartersville, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of directional control during the landing roll and subsequent excessive brake application, which resulted in a nose-over.

## Other reports on N3907E (1)

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

- [Incident 19990126039839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990126039839I), Jan 26, 1999: Piper L21B (N3907E), Douglasville, GA. Approx. 15 mintues after takeoff, the engine shut down and aircraft was landed on hwy 92 in Douglasville, GA. Inspection of the aircraft did not reveal cause.

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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