# Accident 20220405023429A: Piper PA-24, Cherry Ridge, PA, April 5, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 2022, 14:45 local time
- Place: Cherry Ridge, PA
- Airport: Cherry Ridge
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5156° N, 75.2516° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHERRY RIDGE (N30), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5156&lon=-75.2516&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6121P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6121P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,305 total, 1,185 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220405023429A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS BACK-TAXING ON RUNWAY 18 (50 FOOT WIDE) AT CHERRY RIDGE AIRPORT (N30) FOR DEPARTURE.  SHE HAD COMPLETED PRE-FLIGHT AND RUN-UP BEFORE ENTERING THE RUNWAY. THE TURN-AROUND AREA WAS VERY SMALL. SHE APPLIED HANDBRAKES (I DO NOT HAVE TOE BRAKES) AND POWER TO FACILITATE A LEFT-HAND 180 TURN. WHILE TURNING, SHE SAW A GOOSE CROSSING THE RUNWAY ABOUT 75 FEET IN FRONT OF THE AIRPLANE. WHEN SHE RELAXED THE TURN TO AVOID THE GOOSE, HER RIGHT MAIN SLIPPED OFF THE RUNWAY WHICH HAS APPROXIMATELY A 4? EDGE. SHE FELT SHE WAS SINKING INTO THE DIRT SO SHE APPLIED MORE POWER. THE PLANE VEERED TO THE RIGHT INTO BRUSH AND A SWAMP

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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