# Accident 20211107019019A: Piper PA-30, New Port Richey, FL, November 7, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 2021, 12:15 local time
- Place: New Port Richey, FL
- Airport: Hidden Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.2831° N, 82.6407° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2831&lon=-82.6407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8822Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8822Y-2022-01-24) (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: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 18,764 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211107019019A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA22LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA049), Nov 7, 2021: Piper PA-30 (N8822Y), Newport Richie, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of directional control on landing for undetermined reasons.

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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