# Accident 20260825010049A: Piper PA-22-150, Rural Retreat, VA, August 25, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 2026, 11:00 local time
- Place: Rural Retreat, VA
- Airport: Mountain Empire
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8946° N, 81.3507° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8946&lon=-81.3507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6157D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6157D) (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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 857 total, 247 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA26LA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA315) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260825010049A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED AT MOUNTAIN EMPIRE AIRPORT ON 8/25/2026 @ 1100.  DURING LANDING ROLL OUT, PLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT.  PILOT STATED THAT EXCESSIVE RIGHT RUDDER WAS INPUTTED WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO GROUND LOOP.  L/H MAIN LANDING GEAR BROKE OFF, PROP STRUCK GROUND, AND TAIL SUFFERED TWISTING OF THE STRUCTURE DURING THE EVENT.  SINGLE PILOT ONBOARD WITH NO INJURIES.  PLANE WAS MOVED OFF THE ACTIVE RUNWAY SHORTLY AFTER THE EVENT AND PLACED IN A HANGAR ON THE FIELD.  ONSITE INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED BY FAA PERSONNEL.

## 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 ERA26LA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA315), Aug 25, 2026: Piper PA-22-150 (N6157D), Rural Retreat, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

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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