# NTSB ANC06CA034: Piper PA-22, N6123D, Grand Canyon, AZ, March 26, 2006

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: March 26, 2006, 10:45 local (17:45 UTC)
- Place: Grand Canyon, AZ
- Coordinates: 35.939445, -112.183891
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9394&lon=-112.1839&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 29, 2006
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 63405
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC06CA034
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/63405/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06CA034

## Probable cause

The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing during touchdown, which resulted in a loss of control and encounter with terrain.  Factors associated with the accident are the pilot's misjudged flare, and a gusty wind.

## Analysis

The commercial certificated pilot was landing his tailwheel-converted airplane at the completion of a local personal flight under Title 14, CFR Part 91.  He said the airplane landed hard in a gusty wind, bounced, and went off the side of the runway, incurring structural damage when the right wing and elevator struck the ground.  The pilot said there were no known mechanical problems with the airplane prior to the accident, and noted that he should have aborted the landing as soon as the airplane started to veer off the runway.

## Factual narrative

The commercial certificated pilot was landing his tailwheel-converted airplane at the completion of a local personal flight under Title 14, CFR Part 91.  He said the airplane landed hard in a gusty wind, bounced, and went off the side of the runway, incurring structural damage when the right wing and elevator struck the ground.  The pilot said there were no known mechanical problems with the airplane prior to the accident, and noted that he should have aborted the landing as soon as the airplane started to veer off the runway.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - flare - misjudged, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - ground

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6123D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6123D), registered now, S/N 22-4767, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Piper PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 22-4767
- Engines: Lycoming O-320 reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Michael J Rosedale
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: Tuba City, AZ
- Destination: Grand Canyon, AZ
- Airport: GCN, Grand canyon, runway 03, 6,600 × 150 ft, concrete

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 48; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review December 1, 2004; flight hours: 449 total, 45 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days, 8 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 330° at 30 knots, gusting 35
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 50 °F
- Altimeter: 30.15 inHg

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 20060326006859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060326006859I), Mar 26, 2006: Piper PA22150, Grand Canyon, AZ, Minor damage. (-23) Gusty winds and wake turbulence caused loss of control and the aircraft entered a grassy area. There was minor damage, and no injuries.

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.

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