# Accident 20180615007929A: Piper PA-22-135, Hillsboro, OH, June 15, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 2018, 14:00 local time
- Place: Hillsboro, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1889° N, 83.5389° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1889&lon=-83.5389&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8273C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8273C-2019-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-135 (registry code 7102206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22-135
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 40 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA359](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA359) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180615007929A

## Narrative

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

DURING NORMAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 23, THE PILOT TOUCHED DOWN THE MAIN GEAR ON THE CENTER LINE OF THE RUNWAY.  WHEN THE TAIL WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN THE AIRCRAFT PULLED HARD TO THE LEFT CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO EXIT THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT RAN INTO A DITCH BETWEEN THE TAXIWAY AND THE RUNWAY CAUSING THE LEFT GEAR TO COLLAPSE AND SEPARATE FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WAS ALSO DAMAGE TO THE REAR FUSELAGE, LEFT WING, RIGHT WING, NOSE AND PROPELLER.

(REVIEWED BY FLM BLOOM ON 07/30/2018)

## 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 GAA18CA359](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA359), Jun 15, 2018: Piper PA 22 (N8273C), Hillsboro, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.

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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