# Accident 20210718010889A: Piper PA-20, Cascade, ID, July 18, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2021, 10:30 local time
- Place: Cascade, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4923° N, 116.0148° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4923&lon=-116.0148&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2712A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2712A-2023-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-20
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320-A2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 231 total, 202 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA281) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210718010889A

## Narrative

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

ON 07/18/2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 1630Z A PA20 WAS CONDUCTING A LANDING AT CASCADE AIRPORT (U70) WHEN THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE AIRCRAFT STARTED VEERING TO THE LEFT AND THE PILOTS BRAKE INPUT CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO SIDE LOAD AND COLLAPSE THE LEFT LANDING GEAR.  THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT SPUN TO A STOP IN THE DIRT OFF THE RUNWAY.  TWO PEOPLE ONBOARD SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.

## 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 WPR21LA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA281), Jul 18, 2021: Piper PA-20 (N2712A), Cascade, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with terrain.

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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