# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-22-150: Nose over/nose down

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB ANC24LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA104.md): Piper PA-22-150 · Dillingham, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 19, 2024 · N6847B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while taxiing in gusting wind conditions.
- [NTSB CEN24LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA092.md): Piper PA22 · Dalhart, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 11, 2024 · N2513P · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power due to carburetor icing and the pilot’s failure to utilize carburetor heat in meteorological conditions conducive to the formation of carburetor icing.
- [NTSB ANC23LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23LA035.md): Piper PA22 · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 17, 2023 · N7741D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's excessive braking during the landing roll, resulting in a nose over.
- [NTSB WPR23LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA180.md): Piper PA-22-150 · Ariel, WA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 8, 2023 · N6058D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing roll, resulting in a nose over.
- [NTSB ANC23LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23LA017.md): Piper PA-22-150 · Wasilla, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Dec 8, 2022 · N3861P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing site, which resulted in a nose over after the main landing gear wheels broke through deep snow on the snow-covered runway.
- [NTSB ANC22LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA017.md): Piper PA-22-150 · Kasilof, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 5, 2022 · N23RB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s decision to land on an unmaintained runway surface, which resulted in a loss of control and nose over.
- [NTSB ANC21LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA093.md): Piper PA-22-150 · Chandalar Shelf, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 17, 2021 · N8061D · Substantial damage
  > A separation of the rudder cable from the rudder pedal due to the connecting bolt detaching for undetermined reasons, which resulted in a loss of directional control.
- [NTSB ANC21LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA036.md): Piper PA-22-150 · Willow, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 6, 2021 · N7850D · Substantial damage
  > The pilots over application of the brakes while landing on a wet grass runway, which resulted in a loss of control and nose-over.
- [NTSB ANC20CA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20CA087.md): Piper PA22 · Lake Louise, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · Aug 22, 2020 · N3251Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s decision to takeoff in shifting winds from a remote unimproved gravel bar, which resulted in a failure to attain an airspeed suitable for flight and a loss of control.
- [NTSB GAA19CA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA114.md): Piper PA22 · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 27, 2019 · N6716B · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's overcorrection with rudder during the landing and her subsequent failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in a runway excursion, impact with a snowbank, and a nose-over.
- [NTSB ANC19LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC19LA011.md): Piper PA-22-150 · Anchorage, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jan 22, 2019 · N7640D · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power due to oil starvation as the result of a loose B-nut fitting on the engine oil cooler, resulting in a forced landing to a soft, snow-covered surface, and a subsequent nose over.
- [NTSB GAA17CA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA281.md): Piper PA22 · South Boston, VA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 15, 2017 · N31JP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB GAA17CA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA199.md): Piper PA 22 · Scappoose, OR · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 4, 2017 · N7822D · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s loss of directional control during the landing roll and his subsequent inadvertent brake application, which resulted in a nose-over.
- [NTSB GAA17CA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA159.md): Piper PA22 · Big Lake, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 23, 2017 · N6024D · Substantial damage
  > The contamination of snow and ice on the left main landing gear and brake, which prevented the wheel from rolling during touchdown and resulted in a nose-over.
- [NTSB CEN16LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA252.md): Piper PA-22-150 · Houghton Lake Heights, MI · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 2, 2016 · N5788D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's delayed reaction to the variable wind condition, which resulted in an excessive descent rate and the airplane's subsequent collision with a wire fence short of the runway.
- [NTSB WPR16LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA079.md): Piper PA 22-150 · Fountain Hills, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 2, 2016 · N4356A · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
- [NTSB WPR13CA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA192.md): Piper PA-22-150 · Moose Creek Ranger Station, ID · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 9, 2013 · N3505P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's use of excessive braking after landing with a tailwind and after an extended touchdown to avoid deer on the runway.
- [NTSB CEN12CA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA207.md): Piper PA-22-150 · Crowley, LA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 26, 2012 · N6143D · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a nose-over.
- [NTSB WPR11CA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA030.md): Piper PA-22-150 · Pahrump, NV · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 27, 2010 · N7807D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadvertent activation of brakes upon touchdown, resulting in a loss of directional control.
- [NTSB ERA10LA439](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA439.md): Piper PA-22-150 · Tunkhannock, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 20, 2010 · N4850A · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power during the initial climb due to the pilots' inadequate in-flight fuel management.
- [NTSB CEN09CA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA047.md): Piper PA-22-150 · Lamar, CO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 1, 2008 · N3758P · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.
- [NTSB LAX08CA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA278.md): Piper PA-22 · St. Paul, OR · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 31, 2008 · N2441P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's misjudged altitude, speed, and subsequent failure to attain the proper touchdown point while landing.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7102210')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND s.aircrafts_position = x.position AND s."tier2Number" = '096' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE "isDefiningEvent")))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence?model=7102210

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