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FAA accident report · Piper PA-30 · New Port Richey, FL · November 7, 2021

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Date
November 7, 2021 · 12:15 local
Place
New Port Richey, FL
Airport
Hidden Lake
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8822Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA22LA049
Reported as
Piper PA-30
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
18,764 total
N8822YRegistration cancelled Jan 24, 2022 · Piper PA-30S/N 30-1980 · Built 1969Airframe modelPiper PA-30Engine modelLycoming IO-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On Sunday, November 7, 2021, a Piper PA-30, registered as N8822Y, serial number 30-1980, was involved in an accident at Hidden Lake Airport (FA40) in New Port Richey, FL. The accident resulted in substantial damage to the aircraft.

The pilot explained that he entered the traffic pattern for runway 23 and conducted a normal landing. He stated that after touchdown he let the aircraft roll and began applying brake pressure approx. two thirds down the runway. As he applied brake pressure, the aircraft immediately veered sharply to the right. He explained that his attempts to steer and apply differenctial braking to maintain directional control were unsuccessful.

The aircraft exited off the side of runway 23 striking one of the runway PAPI?s and eventually impacting trees before coming to rest.

The aircraft fuselage was lodged between two tree trunks. Both engine?s propellers appear to have made contact with the tree trunks. The left main landing collapsed under the aircaft and the right main landing sheared off at the strut.

As the FAA filed it

ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2021, A PIPER PA-30, REGISTERED AS N8822Y, SERIAL NUMBER 30-1980, WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AT HIDDEN LAKE AIRPORT (FA40) IN NEW PORT RICHEY, FL. THE ACCIDENT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

THE PILOT EXPLAINED THAT HE ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 23 AND CONDUCTED A NORMAL LANDING. HE STATED THAT AFTER TOUCHDOWN HE LET THE AIRCRAFT ROLL AND BEGAN APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE APPROX. TWO THIRDS DOWN THE RUNWAY. AS HE APPLIED BRAKE PRESSURE, THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY VEERED SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT. HE EXPLAINED THAT HIS ATTEMPTS TO STEER AND APPLY DIFFERENCTIAL BRAKING TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WERE UNSUCCESSFUL.

THE AIRCRAFT EXITED OFF THE SIDE OF RUNWAY 23 STRIKING ONE OF THE RUNWAY PAPI?S AND EVENTUALLY IMPACTING TREES BEFORE COMING TO REST.

THE AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE WAS LODGED BETWEEN TWO TREE TRUNKS. BOTH ENGINE?S PROPELLERS APPEAR TO HAVE MADE CONTACT WITH THE TREE TRUNKS. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING COLLAPSED UNDER THE AIRCAFT AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING SHEARED OFF AT THE STRUT.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ERA22LA049Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportNewport Richie, FLA loss of directional control on landing for undetermined reasons.Nov 7, 2021 · Substantial damage