# Accident 20211216021109A: Piper PA-22, Ivanhoe, CA, December 16, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 2021, 15:30 local time
- Place: Ivanhoe, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3885° N, 119.1711° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3885&lon=-119.1711&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3744P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3744P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22 (registry code 7102202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211216021109A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LEFT VIS FOR A FLIGHT TO PRIVATE AIRSTRIP APPOXIMATILY 11 MILES ENE OF AIRPORT. WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE SUNNY WITH LIGHT WINDS AT 54 DEGREES F. PRIVATE AIRSTRIP WAS GRASS FIELD THAT WAS WET AND MUDDY FROM HEAVY RAINS THE DAY BEFORE. AS AIRCRAFT WAS ROLLING OUT ON LANDING PILOT NOTICED NOSE STARTED TO ROLL DOWN. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT TO NO PREVAIL AND AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER RESULTING AIRCRAFT BECOMING INVERTED DAMAGING THE AIRCRAFT. 8020-23 REPORT WAS REVIEWED BY AN OPERATIONAL INSPECTOR.

## 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 WPR22LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA065), Dec 16, 2021: Piper PA-22 (N3744P), Ivanhoe, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing and subsequent nose over.

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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