# NTSB CEN11CA611: Piper L-21B, N10365, East Liverpool, OH, August 31, 2011 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: August 31, 2011, 13:00 local (17:00 UTC) - Place: East Liverpool, OH - Coordinates: 40.673332, -80.641387 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6733&lon=-80.6414&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report November 3, 2011 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA-Cleveland FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 81664 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN11CA611 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/81664/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=81664 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA611 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper L-21B, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=7101815), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper L-21B, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=7101815), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper L-21B, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=7101815), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Piper L-21B, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=7101815), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that he was attempting to perform a touch-and-go landing with full flaps in the tailwheel-equipped airplane. He stated that the main wheels touched the ground first, followed by the tailwheel, and the airplane then veered off the left side of the runway and into a gully. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed the left wing outboard of the strut attachment point and the fuselage structure were bent. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that he was attempting to perform a full flap touch and go landing in the tailwheel equipped airplane. He stated that the main wheels touched the ground first followed by the tailwheel and the airplane then veered off the left side of the runway and into a gully. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed the left wing outboard of the strut attachment point, and the fuselage structure were bent. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N10365](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N10365), registered now, S/N 54-2533, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER L-21B - Registry model: [Piper L-21B](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-l-21b) (registry code 7101815) (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: 54-2533 - Airframe hours: 2932 - Engines: LYCOMING O-290 SERIES 140 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: William C. Schillig - Registered owner: Air Heritage Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, May 12, 2011 - Departed: BVI, Beaver Falls, PA - Destination: BVI, Beaver Falls, PA - Flight plan: Unknown - Airport: 02G, Columbiana Country Airport, runway 25, 3,503 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 67; injuries: none; commercial, airline transport, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review February 20, 2010; seat: front; flight hours: 12,779 total, 172 in this make and model, 8,000 as pilot in command, 38 in the last 90 days, 13 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 270° at 5 knots, gusting 8 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none ## 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 20110831018439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110831018439A), Aug 31, 2011: Piper L-21B, East Liverpool, OH, Substantial damage. As airman initiated a three point landing on runway 25, airman lost control upon landing and exited the runway to the south. ## Other investigations on N10365 (1) 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. - [NTSB ERA09CA364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA364), Jun 22, 2009: Piper L-21B (N10365), Big Beaver, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a landing rollout with a crosswind. ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 30, 2011, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=81664. 628 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 628 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40354491&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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