- Date
- July 13, 2000, 09:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place
- Olivia, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8136DPiper PA-22-160
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 6, 2001
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 20000713008949A
- Case key
- 51067
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Probable cause
the failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the aircraft. A factor to the accident was the pocket gopher mound in the wheat field.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
During landing rollout the aircraft ran off the runway and nosed over. According to a statement by the pilot, 'Skidded off runway rather than abruptly correcting problem I felt it would be safer to let aircraft coast into wheat field and then stop when all of the sudden nose wheel struck pocket gopher mound collapsing nose wheel and flipping aircraft over on back.' A postaccident examination revealed no pre-existing anomalies with the aircraft.
Factual narrative
On July 13, 2000, at 0930 central daylight time, a Piper PA-22-160, N8136D, piloted by a commercial pilot, was substantially damaged when the aircraft nosed over during the landing roll on runway 11 (3,498 feet by 75 feet, dry pavement) at the Olivia Regional Airport (Y39), Olivia, Minnesota. The personal flight was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91, and was not operating on a flight plan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot reported no injuries. The local flight departed Y39 at 0750.
In a written statement, the pilot stated, "Skidded off runway rather than abruptly correcting problem I felt it would be safer to let aircraft coast into wheat field and then stop when all of the sudden nose wheel struck pocket gopher mound collapsing nose wheel and flipping aircraft over on back."
A postaccident examination of the aircraft by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed no pre-existing anomalies with the aircraft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8136D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22-160
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- Lycoming O-160, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Douglas J. Knudson
- Registered owner
- David Lang
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 1, 2000
- Departed
- Y39
- Airport
- Y39 · Olivia Regional Airport, runway 11, 3,498 × 75 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 854 total · 736 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RWF, 14 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.