# Accident 20230507007799A: Piper PA-22-150, Ariel, WA, May 7, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 2023, 19:30 local time
- Place: Ariel, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.9947° N, 122.3885° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9947&lon=-122.3885&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6058D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6058D) (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: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 793 total, 86 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA180) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230507007799A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED FROM WOODLAND AIRPORT (W27) AROUND 1900 HRS TO MOVE PLANE TO FRIENDS FIELD ADJACENT TO HOUSE. PRIOR TO LANDING AIRMAN WAS ABLE TO WALK AND INSPECT THE LANDING AREA. HE FLEW A PASS OVER THE LANDING AREA AT AROUND 1930 HRS AND ENTERED A RIGHT PATTERN TO SET UP FOR LANDING. ACCORDING TO THE AIRMAN UPON LANDING HE HIT AN UNEXPECTED BUMP WITH THE TAIL WHICH CAUSED IT TO LOFT IN THE AIR. THIS, ALONG WITH BRAKING, THE TALLISH GRASS AND AN EXTREMELY LIGHT AIRCRAFT CAUSED THE PLANE TO NOSE OVER AND LAND ON ITS BACK. NO DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE FIELD.

## 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 WPR23LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA180), May 8, 2023: Piper PA-22-150 (N6058D), Ariel, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing roll, resulting in a nose over.

## Other reports on N6058D (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19960302003409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960302003409A), Mar 2, 1996: Piper STCPA22 (N6058D), Cooper Landing, AK, Substantial damage. Landed tundra tire plane on frozen lake. Hit soft spot in snow cover. Nosed over. Rescued next day.
- [Accident 19910806050529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910806050529A), Aug 6, 1991: Piper STCPA22 (N6058D), Gulkana, AK, Substantial damage. Tail spring broke after striking a rock while landing on gravel bar airstrip. Lost control and veered off strip.

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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