# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-22-108: Loss of control - on ground/water

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 NYC06CA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA153.md): Piper PA-22-108 · South Boston, VA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 16, 2006 · N5045Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in a collision with a rising embankment. A factor in the accident was the pilot's lack of recent flight experience.
- [NTSB SEA99LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA097.md): Piper PA-22-108 · Winthrop, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 26, 1999 · N5059Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot/passenger's failure to maintain directional control. A contributing factor was the fence.
- [NTSB LAX99LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA064.md): Piper PA-22-108 · Hayward, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 2, 1999 · N4556Z · Destroyed
  > The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain directional control. A factor in this accident was the inadvertent ground loop swerve.
- [NTSB ANC97LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA151.md): Piper PA-22 · Northway, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 16, 1997 · N5840Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing. A factor in the accident was the pilot's lack of familiarity with the airplane.
- [NTSB CHI95LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA131.md): Piper PA-22-20-108 · Kankakee, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 2, 1995 · N4917Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.
- [NTSB ANC89LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA101.md): Piper PA-22-108 · Alder Creek, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 19, 1989 · N4912Z · Substantial damage
  > Selection of unsuitable terrain (unimproved strip) by the pilot. Soft/uneven terrain & low bushes on the strip, as well as alders beside the strip, were contributing factors.
- [NTSB DEN88LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA183.md): Piper PA-22-108 · Hoven, SD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 14, 1988 · N5301Z · Substantial damage
  > The private plt and his wife were going to make a local flight in their airplane at 0215. The plt said he hand- propped the acft and moved to enter the cabin as the engine started. The acft began to move, and his wife pulled the parking brake lock, which…
- [NTSB CHI85LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA238.md): Piper PA-22-108 · Starbuck, MN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 16, 1985 · N5355Z · Substantial damage
  > Plt landed in crosswind conditions, veered off the edge of tha rwy onto rough, unleveled terrain. The nosewheel collapsed and the aircraft nosed over.
- [NTSB NYC84LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA120.md): Piper PA-22-108 · Lawrence, MA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 25, 1984 · N4641Z · Substantial damage
  > The plt reported that the acft ballooned on landing, & on the 2nd touchdown, it veered left towards a snowbank. He maneuvered to avoid the snowbank, but the nose wheel collapsed in soft mud.

## 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 ('7102204')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 260))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7102204&occurrence=260

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