# Accident 20210429013209A: Piper PA-30, Corvallis, OR, April 29, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 2021, 16:20 local time
- Place: Corvallis, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4917° N, 123.2933° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4917&lon=-123.2933&mi=10
- Aircraft: N125RJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N125RJ-2023-01-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,347 total, 7 in this make and model, 107 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210429013209A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS PRACTICING A SINGLE ENGINE APPROACH TO LANDING WITH LEFT ENGINE AT IDLE, UPON ENTERING THE FLARE THE AIRPLANE STARTED TO YAW LEFT . PILOT ELECTED TO GO-AROUND SINGLE ENGINE, HE APPLIED FULL POWER TO RIGHT ENGINE WHICH FURTHER EXACERBATED THE YAW TO THE LEFT THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND, AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT INTO THE GRAVEL AND THEN GEAR COLLAPSED.

## 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 WPR21LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA179), Apr 29, 2021: Piper PA-30B (N125RJ), Corvallis, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during a simulated engine out landing which resulted in impact with terrain.

## Other reports on N125RJ (2)

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

- [Incident 20110711013409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110711013409I), Jul 11, 2011: Piper PA-30 (N125RJ), Dallas, TX, Minor damage. At 1750 local time N125RJ, PA-30, s/n 30-1351, called Dallas Executive tower (rbd) requesting a touch & go. Aircraft then requested a low pass to check gear…
- [Incident 20061211029739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061211029739I), Dec 11, 2006: Piper PA30 (N125RJ), Tavernier, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft sustained damage during a hard landing at Tavernaero airport in Tavernier, FL. [privacy data omitted]

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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