# Accident 20180218002709A: Piper PA-22-150, Ashland, OH, February 18, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 2018, 10:15 local time
- Place: Ashland, OH
- Airport: Ashland County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9030° N, 82.2556° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ASHLAND COUNTY (3G4), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9030&lon=-82.2556&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6147D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6147D) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 30 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180218002709A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING TOUCHDOWN BOUNCED SLIGHTLY THEN TOUCHED DOWN ON ALL THREE WHEELS. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO YAW TO THE LEFT AT WHICH POINT THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT BY ADDING RIGHT RUDDER. THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO CONTINUE THE LEFT YAW WHEN THE PILOT APPLIED FULL RIGHT RUDDER. AT THAT POINT THE AIRCRAFT THEN SWERVED SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT CONTINUING THE YAW UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT WAS SLIDING BACKWARDS OFF THE RUNWAY SURFACE. AT SOME POINT DURING THE RIGHT SWERVE/ YAW THE LEFT WING TIP AND LEFT ELEVATOR CONTACTED THE GROUND/ RUNWAY CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH SURFACES. THE TAIL/ RUDDER ALSO APPEARED TO BE DAMAGED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N6147D (1)

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

- [Incident 19910825042719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910825042719I), Aug 25, 1991: Piper PA22150 (N6147D), Shoup, ID, Minor damage. Partial power loss and smoke in cockpit. Landed on mountain ridge. Had engine oil line failure and expired battery.

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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