# NTSB ATL98LA061: Piper PA-22, N1846A, Hampton, GA, March 29, 1998

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 29, 1998, 18:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place: Hampton, GA
- Coordinates: 33.379615, -84.280708 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3796&lon=-84.2807&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 15, 2001
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 3981
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL98LA061
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/3981/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA061

## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a full stop landing roll.

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- Main gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear,main gear - overload

## Analysis

The airplane made what an airport official described as a normal touchdown. During the landing rollout, the airplane veered left, went off the side of the runway, and collapsed the main landing gear. Examination of the airplane at the accident site failed to disclose a pre-existing failure of the main landing gear assembly.

## Factual narrative

On March 29, 1998, at 1800 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-22, N1846A, main landing gear collapsed during a landing roll on runway 24 at Clayton County Tara Field in Hampton, Georgia. The personal flight operated under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 with no flight plan filed. According to an airport official, visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. An examination of the airplane disclosed that the airframe sustained substantial structural damage. The airport official also reported that the private pilot and his passenger were not injured. The flight's exact departure time from Berry Hill Airport in Stockbridge, Georgia, was not determined

According to the airport official, the airplane made what he described as a normal touchdown. During the landing rollout, the airplane veered left and went off the side of the runway. Examination of the airplane at the accident site failed to disclose a pre-existing failure of the main landing gear assembly.

The damaged airplane was discovered at the airport by a Federal Aviation Administration Safety Inspector during a routine visit several days after the accident. The pilot/owner of the airplane never reported the accident nor has he responded to telephonic and written requests for additional information.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1846A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1846A-2013-08-06), registration cancelled 2013-08-06, S/N 22-1088, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Piper PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (registry code 7102202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 22-1088
- Engines: Lycoming O-290-D2 135 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Robert Osborne
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: 4A0, STOCKBRIDGE, GA
- Airport: 4A7, Tara Field, runway 24, 4,503 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 50; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 220 total

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 270° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 77 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: ATL, 30 nm away

## 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 19980329019719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980329019719A), Mar 29, 1998: Piper PA22, Hampton, GA, Substantial damage. Veered off runway on landing roll collapsing the main gear. Unskilled in tailwheel type aircraft. (.4)the airplane made what an airport official described as a…

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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