# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-22-160: Loss of control on ground

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 WPR26LA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA290.md): Piper PA22 · Goldendale, WA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open · Aug 3, 2026 · N9534D · Substantial damage
- [NTSB WPR25LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA206.md): Piper PA-22-160 · Page, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 7, 2025 · N9019D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a quartering tailwind.
- [NTSB WPR25LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA121.md): Piper PA-22-160 · Tracy, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 25, 2025 · N9528D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB ERA23LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA186.md): Piper PA22 · White Plains, NY · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 3, 2023 · N8500D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing rollout in gusting wind, which resulted in a runway excursion and subsequent nose over.
- [NTSB WPR21LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA160.md): Piper PA-22-160 · Cottonwood, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 15, 2021 · N3551Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a ground loop.
- [NTSB GAA18CA363](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA363.md): Piper PA22 · Yakutat, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 19, 2018 · N9819D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.
- [NTSB GAA17CA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA210.md): Piper PA22 · Soldotna, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 27, 2017 · N2838Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s unstabilized approach and failure to attain the proper touchdown point, which resulted in a runway overrun and collision with a snowbank.
- [NTSB GAA17CA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA187.md): Piper PA22 · Ruby, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 16, 2017 · N72999 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing in flat light conditions on a hard-packed snow-covered landing area.
- [NTSB WPR14CA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA246.md): Piper PA 22-160 · Jackson, MT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 13, 2014 · N9024D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing roll.
- [NTSB CEN13CA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA290.md): Piper PA-22-160 · Pella, IA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 12, 2013 · N3465Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.
- [NTSB ERA12LA505](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA505.md): Piper PA-22-160 · Bay Minette, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 13, 2012 · N9216D · Substantial damage
  > The separation of the tailwheel linkage for reasons that could not be determined because the linkage was not located, which resulted in a loss of directional control during landing.
- [NTSB WPR11CA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA235.md): Piper PA-22-160 · Yakima, WA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 25, 2011 · N8712D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control upon landing.
- [NTSB WPR10CA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA170.md): Piper PA-22-160 · Phoenix, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 18, 2010 · N8830D · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's inadequate compensation for the quartering tailwind during landing and the flight instructor's delay in taking remedial action.
- [NTSB CEN09CA464](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA464.md): Piper PA-22-160 · Fort Collins, CO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 21, 2009 · N8778D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing in gusty, crosswind conditions.
- [NTSB CEN09CA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA237.md): Piper PA-22-160 · North Little Rock, AR · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 5, 2009 · N9600D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions during takeoff.
- [NTSB WPR09CA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA136.md): Piper PA-22-160 · Ogden, UT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 21, 2009 · N8637D · Substantial damage
  > The loss of directional control during the landing roll due to the separation of the tailwheel spring retaining clip for unknown reasons.
- [NTSB NYC08CA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA283.md): Piper PA-22-160 · Cleveland, GA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 15, 2008 · N8906D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper decision to land with a tailwind, and his failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing. Contributing to the accident was the tailwind.

## 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 ('7102214')
    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" = '230' 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/230/sequence?model=7102214

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