# Accident 20200511005489A: Piper PA-22-150, Fayetteville, TN, May 11, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 2020, 14:00 local time
- Place: Fayetteville, TN
- Airport: Fayetteville Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0606° N, 86.5639° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0606&lon=-86.5639&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: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 234 total, 42 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20CA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200511005489A

## Narrative

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

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 THE TIME OF LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON LEFT MAIN GEAR AND THE TAIL WHEEL. N4454A FAILED TO MAINTAIN HEADING CONTROL AND WHEN THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR CONTACTED THE GROUND WITH LATERAL MOTION IT SUFFERED FAILURE AND COLLAPSED UNDER THE FUSELAGE. THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED TO THE RIGHT AND CAME TO REST ON RUNWAY LAYING ON THE RIGHT WING.

UPON EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT, ALL FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE FUNCTIONAL AS WELL AS THE BRAKES WITH NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS DISCOVERED WITH THE AIRCRAFT. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TUBE WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND NO CORROSION OR CRACKING THAT WOULD CAUSE THE LANDING FAILURE OF THE GEAR. THE RIGHT WING WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND THE REAR SPAR BENT. INSPECTION OF THE FUSELAGE REVILED THE LOWER LONGARON BENT, UPPER CROSS TUBE BENT, AND RIGHT ELEVATOR BENT UPWARDS FROM IMPACT.

## 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 ERA20CA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA185), May 11, 2020: Piper PA22 (N4454A), Fayetteville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing in gusting crosswind conditions.

## Other reports on N4454A (1)

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

- [Incident 20180428024849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180428024849I), Apr 28, 2018: Piper PA-22-150 (N4454A), Rome, GA, Minor damage. 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…

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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