20240706019649A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-22-150 · Sunriver, OR · July 6, 2024

Date
July 6, 2024 · 13:36 local
Place
Sunriver, OR
Airport
Sunriver Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6931D
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR24LA235
Reported as
Piper PA-22-150
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The aircraft departed lagrande airport (lgd) at approximately 11:30AM intending to fly from there to Sunriver(S21). The flight was uneventful and at approximately 1:40 pm the aircraft entered Sunriver pattern and joined for runway 18, making a slightly unstable crosswind landing. Immedately after landing a gust of wind lifted the right wing, pivoting the aircraft clockwise and driving the left wing tip down to contact the runway, collapsing the nosegear and letting the nose fall, causing the propeller to strike the runway with the engine running. The aircraft came to rest on it's nose. There was no fire or fuel leakage.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED LAGRANDE AIRPORT (LGD) AT APPROXIMATELY 11:30AM INTENDING TO FLY FROM THERE TO SUNRIVER(S21). THE FLIGHT WAS UNEVENTFUL AND AT APPROXIMATELY 1:40 PM THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED SUNRIVER PATTERN AND JOINED FOR RUNWAY 18, MAKING A SLIGHTLY UNSTABLE CROSSWIND LANDING. IMMEDATELY AFTER LANDING A GUST OF WIND LIFTED THE RIGHT WING, PIVOTING THE AIRCRAFT CLOCKWISE AND DRIVING THE LEFT WING TIP DOWN TO CONTACT THE RUNWAY, COLLAPSING THE NOSEGEAR AND LETTING THE NOSE FALL, CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON IT'S NOSE. THERE WAS NO FIRE OR FUEL LEAKAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.