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FAA accident report · Piper PA-22-150 · Scappoose, OR · February 21, 2019

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Date
February 21, 2019 · 14:25 local
Place
Scappoose, OR
Airport
Scappoose Industrial Airpark
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7822D
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA19CA150
Reported as
Piper PA-22-150
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
53 total53 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days
N7822DRegistered now · Piper PA-22-150S/N 22-5468 · Built 1957Airframe modelPiper PA-22-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Student pilot was practicing landings at Scappoose, OR (spb) rwy 15. Just before touchdown he reported attempting a 3 point full stall landing with flaps at 20 degrees, and floated above the runway too long before touchdown at about 20 mph. Just before he contacted the runway, he said felt a shift in the airplane and ended up facing slightly to the left side of the runway instead of down the centerline. The touchdown point when he contacted the runway was well beyond the first third of the runway.

The student pilot reported he was not able to maintain directional control down the runway and chose to add power for a go around attempt instead. When he added power the airplane was facing about 30 or 45 degrees off runway heading and he struck the A5 taxiway sign on the left side of rwy 15. The large metal sign broke the left gear from its structural mounts and caused the airplane to skid through another taxiway light. After hitting the taxiway light the airplane skidded back on the runway and then ground looped back 270 degress to the left side of rwy 15, ending up facing north.

Substantial damage to fuselage on left side of airplane found, including broken and bent structural tubing from aft of firewall to left door pillar. Propeller also bent foward on both tips. Left wing contacted ground when gear collapsed and caused minor damage to left wing. Left landing gear leg broke loose from center shock mount which sheared completely off.

No mechanical problems were reported with the airplane. Runway conditions were dry, and winds not a factor.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING LANDINGS AT SCAPPOOSE, OR (SPB) RWY 15. JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN HE REPORTED ATTEMPTING A 3 POINT FULL STALL LANDING WITH FLAPS AT 20 DEGREES, AND FLOATED ABOVE THE RUNWAY TOO LONG BEFORE TOUCHDOWN AT ABOUT 20 MPH. JUST BEFORE HE CONTACTED THE RUNWAY, HE SAID FELT A SHIFT IN THE AIRPLANE AND ENDED UP FACING SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INSTEAD OF DOWN THE CENTERLINE. THE TOUCHDOWN POINT WHEN HE CONTACTED THE RUNWAY WAS WELL BEYOND THE FIRST THIRD OF THE RUNWAY.

THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED HE WAS NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DOWN THE RUNWAY AND CHOSE TO ADD POWER FOR A GO AROUND ATTEMPT INSTEAD. WHEN HE ADDED POWER THE AIRPLANE WAS FACING ABOUT 30 OR 45 DEGREES OFF RUNWAY HEADING AND HE STRUCK THE A5 TAXIWAY SIGN ON THE LEFT SIDE OF RWY 15. THE LARGE METAL SIGN BROKE THE LEFT GEAR FROM ITS STRUCTURAL MOUNTS AND CAUSED THE AIRPLANE TO SKID THROUGH ANOTHER TAXIWAY LIGHT. AFTER HITTING THE TAXIWAY LIGHT THE AIRPLANE SKIDDED BACK ON THE RUNWAY AND THEN GROUND LOOPED BACK 270 DEGRESS TO THE LEFT SIDE OF RWY 15, ENDING UP FACING NORTH.

SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO FUSELAGE ON LEFT SIDE OF AIRPLANE FOUND, INCLUDING BROKEN AND BENT STRUCTURAL TUBING FROM AFT OF FIREWALL TO LEFT DOOR PILLAR. PROPELLER ALSO BENT FOWARD ON BOTH TIPS. LEFT WING CONTACTED GROUND WHEN GEAR COLLAPSED AND CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO LEFT WING. LEFT LANDING GEAR LEG BROKE LOOSE FROM CENTER SHOCK MOUNT WHICH SHEARED COMPLETELY OFF.

NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WERE REPORTED WITH THE AIRPLANE. RUNWAY CONDITIONS WERE DRY, AND WINDS NOT A FACTOR.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB GAA19CA150Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportScappoose, ORThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with taxiway signage.Feb 21, 2019 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N7822D · 2

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

Accident 20170403002279ALanding: Rollout · Scappoose, ORStudent pilot made 1 takeoff and landing with his flight instructor then conducted 5 solo takeoffs and landings. On his 5th landing, the pilot stated that the aircraft began to swerve side-to-side. He believes that he over corrected and applied too much break…Apr 3, 2017 · Substantial damageIncident 20130416005519ILanding: Rollout · Yakima, WAStudent pilot was conducting a cross country flight from scappoose, OR. (Spb) to Yakima, WA. (Ykm). During the approach and landing in ykm on runway 4, the student was correcting for a left crosswind. During the rollout, the student pilot failed to maintain…Apr 16, 2013 · Minor damage