# NTSB ATL81FKW18: Piper PA-22, N7518D, Tullahoma, TN, April 26, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 26, 1981
- Place: Tullahoma, TN · TULLAHOMA, TN
- Location: 35.3734° N, 86.2183° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tullahoma, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3734&lon=-86.2183&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 25, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126031
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FKW18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKW18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0926  81/4/26    TULLAHOMA,TN        PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 30, 61 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N7518D              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TULLAHOMA MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          MANASSAS,VA                 FAYETTEVILLE,TN              TULLAHOMA,TN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLT & WITNESS REPORTED NOSEWHEEL/ACFT VIBRATION.NO DISCREPANCY FOUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7518D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7518D-1992-04-23), registration cancelled 1992-04-23, S/N 225246 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tullahoma Muni

## FAA reports on this event (1)

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

- [Accident 19810426020169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810426020169A), Apr 26, 1981: Piper PA22150, Tullahoma, TN, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost directional control on landing roll. Veered off runway and nosed up.

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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