# Accident 20180523005859A: Piper PA-22-108, Rayville, LA, May 23, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 2018, 14:00 local time
- Place: Rayville, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4550° N, 91.8261° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4550&lon=-91.8261&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4913Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4913Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-108 (registry code 7102204, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22-108
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,827 total, 4 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA297) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180523005859A

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN WAS PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS ON A PRIVATE GRASS RUNWAY FOUR MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE RAYVILLE, LA (M79) AIRPORT IN HIS TAILWHEEL AIRPLANE IN WHICH HE WAS A CO-OWNER. HE HAD ONE PASSENGER, WHO IS THE OTHER CO-OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT. AIRMAN STATED THAT HE WAS ATTEMPTING A THREE-POINT LANDING, WHEN HE "LOST FLYING ENERGY" APPROXIMATELY FIVE FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY AND HAD A HARD LANDING. HE BOUNCED BACK UP INTO THE AIR AND LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, STATING THAT HE "WAS JUST ALONG FOR THE RIDE".  HE TRIED TO REGAIN CONTROL, BUT THE LEFT-HAND WING STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN; THE PILOT FORCED OPEN THE DOOR AND HE AND THE PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. THE PASSENGER CUT HIS ARM, REQUIRING 15 STITCHES. HE IS UNSURE IF THE INJUY OCCURED DURING THE LANDING SEQUENCE OR DURING EVACUATION. AS A RESULT OF THIS ACCIDENT, THE LEFT-HAND WING STRUT AND VERTICAL STABILIZER WERE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## 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 GAA18CA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA297), May 23, 2018: Piper PA22 (N4913Z), Start, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing.

## Other reports on N4913Z (1)

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

- [Accident 20041128033099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041128033099A), Nov 28, 2004: Piper PA22108 (N4913Z), Big Pine, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) On 11/28/04 at 1040 PST, a Piper PA-22-108, N4913Z, was damaged while landing in a field after a loss of engine power in the death valley national park,…

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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