# Accident 20190221010439A: Piper PA-22-150, Scappoose, OR, February 21, 2019 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: February 21, 2019, 14:25 local time - Place: Scappoose, OR - Airport: Scappoose Industrial Airpark - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 45.7711° N, 122.8619° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7711&lon=-122.8619&mi=10 - Aircraft: N7822D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7822D) (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: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Student - Pilot flight hours: 53 total, 53 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA150) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190221010439A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. 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. ## 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 GAA19CA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA150), Feb 21, 2019: Piper PA22 (N7822D), Scappoose, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with taxiway signage. ## Other reports on N7822D (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20170403002279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170403002279A), Apr 3, 2017: Piper PA-22-150 (N7822D), Scappoose, OR, Substantial damage. Student 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… - [Incident 20130416005519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130416005519I), Apr 16, 2013: Piper PA-22-150 (N7822D), Yakima, WA, Minor damage. Student 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… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.