20260104003139A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-22-160 · Sealy, TX · January 4, 2026

Date
January 4, 2026 · 17:44 local
Place
Sealy, TX
Airport
Gloster Aerodrome
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8877D
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN26LA078
Reported as
Piper PA-22-160
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
205 total12 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

During landing aircraft departed the runway to the right and impacted nose first on the upslope of a drainage ditch.

Substantial damage to left wing, propeller, engine, and engine firewall.

As the FAA filed it

DURING LANDING AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT AND IMPACTED NOSE FIRST ON THE UPSLOPE OF A DRAINAGE DITCH.

SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO LEFT WING, PROPELLER, ENGINE, AND ENGINE FIREWALL.

NTSB investigation

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