# Incident 20180428024849I: Piper PA-22-150, Rome, GA, April 28, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 2018, 10:15 local time
- Place: Rome, GA
- Airport: Richard B Russell
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Location: 34.3506° N, 85.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Richard B Russell Airport (RMG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3506&lon=-85.1580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4454A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4454A) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 124 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180428024849I

## Narrative

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

DURING A 14 CFR PART 61 TRAINING FLIGHT FOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO GET A TAILWHEEL ENDORSEMENT, MOMENTS AFTER TOUCHDOWN, PILOT APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER TO AVOID HITTING A DEER RUNNING ACROSS RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT VEERED HARD LEFT AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT. THE RIGHT GEAR SNAPPED AS THE AIRPLANE LOOPED AND THE PROP STRUCK THE RUNWAY. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IT WAS DISCOVERED THE RIGHT TAILWHEEL SPRING HAD BROKEN.

## Other reports on N4454A (1)

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

- [Accident 20200511005489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200511005489A), May 11, 2020: Piper PA-22-150 (N4454A), Fayetteville, TN, Substantial damage. On 5/11/20 at approximately 1400L N4454A was attempting a wheel landing at kfym (Fayetteville Municipal Airport). N4454A experienced a 5-10 knot crosswind at…

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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