# Accident 20220308003709A: Piper PA-22-150, Bonners Ferry, ID, March 8, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 2022, 18:30 local time
- Place: Bonners Ferry, ID
- Airport: Boundary County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.7264° N, 116.2946° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7264&lon=-116.2946&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6755B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6755B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (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-22-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 140 total, 28 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220308003709A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT DEPARTED FROM SALMON, ID (KSMN) AT 1600 LOCAL. AFTER A PROLONGED FLIGHT DUE TO STRONG HEADWINDS, THE PILOT ARRIVED IN BONNER'S FERRY, ID (K65S), AND MADE AN ATTEMPT TO LAND. THE FIRST ATTEMPT RESULTED IN A BOUNCE AND THE PILOT EXECUTED A GO-AROUND. ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AGAIN AND THE PILOT ADDED POWER TO STABILIZE AND BRING THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT MADE A WHEEL LANDING. WHEN THE TAILWHEEL TOUCHED DOWN THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A POWERFUL SWERVE TO THE RIGHT, AND COUNTERED WITH FULL LEFT RUDDER. THIS CAUSED THE LEFT WINGTIP TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A SNOW/ICE BANK CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, LEFT ELEVATOR, PROPELLER AND MAIN LANDING GEAR.

## 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 WPR22LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA118), Mar 8, 2022: Piper PA-22-150 (N6755B), Bonners Ferry, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, and bounced landing, which resulted in a ground loop and runway excursion.

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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