20200710007949A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-22-135 · Brandy Station, VA · July 10, 2020

Date
July 10, 2020 · 10:00 local
Place
Brandy Station, VA
Airport
Culpeper Regional
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8103C
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA20CA248
Reported as
Piper PA-22-135
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-290 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
510 total1 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

After landing at Culpeper airport (cjr), during role out N8103C started to drift to the left of runway center line, and a ground loop was induced. Pilot privacy data omitted and an instructor were on board.

As the aircraft went into the grass both pilot and instructor were unable to correct the aircrafts path and the aircraft came back onto the runway when the left main gear assemble was ripped off and the left wing hit the ground.

No one was injured. Aircraft was damaged, left wing rear spar appears to be broken in three places, left gear was ripped from the fusalage steel tubes, and prop was damages. Engines was running when the prop struck the ground. Instrctor told me he could not get the privacy data omitted pilot to give control of the aircraft. This is also in his statement.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER LANDING AT CULPEPER AIRPORT (CJR), DURING ROLE OUT N8103C STARTED TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT OF RUNWAY CENTER LINE, AND A GROUND LOOP WAS INDUCED. PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND AN INSTRUCTOR WERE ON BOARD.

AS THE AIRCRAFT WENT INTO THE GRASS BOTH PILOT AND INSTRUCTOR WERE UNABLE TO CORRECT THE AIRCRAFTS PATH AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY WHEN THE LEFT MAIN GEAR ASSEMBLE WAS RIPPED OFF AND THE LEFT WING HIT THE GROUND.

NO ONE WAS INJURED. AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED, LEFT WING REAR SPAR APPEARS TO BE BROKEN IN THREE PLACES, LEFT GEAR WAS RIPPED FROM THE FUSALAGE STEEL TUBES, AND PROP WAS DAMAGES. ENGINES WAS RUNNING WHEN THE PROP STRUCK THE GROUND. INSTRCTOR TOLD ME HE COULD NOT GET THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PILOT TO GIVE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THIS IS ALSO IN HIS STATEMENT.

NTSB investigation

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