# Accident 20211115020529A: Piper PA-22-160, West Union, OH, November 15, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 2021, 17:30 local time
- Place: West Union, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8517° N, 83.5660° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8517&lon=-83.5660&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3463Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3463Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-160 (registry code 7102214, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22-160
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 51 total, 43 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211115020529A

## Narrative

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

ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2021, AT APPROXIMATELY 1818 EDT, A PIPER PA-22 AIRCRAFT, REGISTRATION N-NUMBER N3463Z, WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN IT EXITED THE RUNWAY AND CRASHED INTO A FENCE IN WEST UNION, OHIO, AT THE ADAMS COUNTY AIRPORT (KAMT). THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LAWRENCEBURG COUNTY AIRPORT (2M2) AT APPROXIMATELY 1630 EDT.

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS ON A SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT IN FURTHERANCE OF HIS PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER A DESCENT FROM 5,500 FT TO 2,500FT, THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO ROLL LEFT UNLESS HE CONTINUOUSLY HELD ABOUT 3/4 RIGHT AILERON INPUT. THE USE OF RUDDER DID NOT NULL THE LEFT ROLL TENDENCY. DUE TO THE LEFT ROLL AND LOWER CLOUD BASES AHEAD, HE ELECTED TO DIVERT TO ALEXANDER SALAMON AIRPORT (KAMT). AFTER AN INITIAL ATTEMPT TO LAND ON RUNWAY 5, HE ENTERED LEFT TRAFFIC FOR RUNWAY 23.DURING THE LANDING FLARE, THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED THE LEFT ROLL AND TOUCHED DOWN HARD A LITTLE PAST THE 1, 000 FT RUNWAY TOUCHDOWN MARKERS THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED AND TOUCHED BACK DOWN BEFORE DEPARTING THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WHERE IT IMPACTED A DITCH AND NOSED OVER, SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE AND ENGINE MOUNT.

FAA AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTORS ASSISTED BY LOCAL AIRCRAFT MECHANICS INSPECTED THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT?S PRIMARY FLIGHT CONTROL LINKAGES, CONTROL SURFACES, AND SECONDARY FLIGHT CONTROL LINKAGES AND SURFACES. DURING THIS POST-ACCIDENT EXAMINATION, CONTROL CABLE CONTINUITY AND ROUTING WAS VERIFIED FROM RUDDER PEDALS TO THE RUDDER AND FULL RUDDER TRAVEL WAS OBSERVED. THE AILERON SYSTEM WAS INSPECTED, CONTROL CABLE CONTINUITY AND ROUTING WAS VERIFIED FROM THE CONTROL COLUMN TO EACH AILERON. FULL TRAVEL OF EACH AILERON WAS OBSERVED. THE AILERON/RUDDER INTERCONNECT WAS ALSO VERIFIED AND FOUND TO BE OPERATIONAL WITH NO RESTRICTIONS. THE AILERON CONTROL YOKE WAS FOUND TO BE IMPROPERLY RIGGED SO THAT WHEN THE AILERONS WERE EVEN WITH THE WINGTIPS THE YOKE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20 DEGREES OFFSET TO THE LEFT, WHICH WHEN PLACED IN A NEUTRAL POSITION WOULD CORRESPOND TO A TURN TO THE RIGHT.

## 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 CEN22LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA038), Nov 15, 2021: Piper PA-22-160 (N3463Z), West Union, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: A malfunction of the flight controls for reasons that could not be determined based on available information.

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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