# Accident 20230403003919A: Piper PA-22-160, White Plains, NY, April 3, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 2023, 15:30 local time
- Place: White Plains, NY
- Airport: Westchester County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0658° N, 73.7063° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0658&lon=-73.7063&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8500D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8500D) (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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,797 total, 2,356 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA186) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230403003919A

## Narrative

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

HPN TOWER REPORTED: WHITE PLAINS, NY (HPN): ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, PA22, CARTWHEELED ON THE RUNWAY AFTER ENCOUNTERING A GUST OF WIND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 16. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST RIGHT SIDE UP. POB: UNKNOWN, INJURIES: NONE, DAMAGE: EXTENT UNKNOWN. 04/03/2023 1930Z

HPN OPERATIONS REVIEW OF THE SURVEILLANCE CAMERA FOOTAGE REVEALED THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RWY 16 AND EXITED THE PAVEMENT. THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY STOPPED AND TIPPED OVER FORWARD WITH THE NOSE, PROPELLER AND RIGHT WING STRIKING THE TURF, FOLLOWED BY THE LEFT WING STRIKING BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT RIGHTED ITSELF AND RETURNED TO REST ON ITS 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 ERA23LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA186), Apr 3, 2023: Piper PA22 (N8500D), White Plains, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing rollout in gusting wind, which resulted in a runway excursion 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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