- Date
- May 3, 2006, 10:15 local (16:15 UTC)
- Place
- Rangely, CO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6946BPiper PA-22-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 29, 2006
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 20060503005419A
- Case key
- 63623
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Probable cause
the pilot's inadvertent application of the brake during the landing roll. A contributing factor was the pilot's failure to maintain directional control and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision during the landing.
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 a wheel landing touchdown approximately 1000 feet from the approach end of the runway, the aircraft swerved slightly to the left. The student pilot applied right rudder and the airplane "over-corrected to the right." During an attempt to apply rudder to correct back to the left, the student pilot inadvertently applied the left brake. The airplane nosed forward "before any further correction could be made" and the propeller contacted the runway. Subsequently, the airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted.
Factual narrative
According to the flight instructor, during a wheel landing touchdown approximately 1000 feet from the approach end of runway 6, the aircraft swerved slightly to the left. The student pilot applied right rudder and the airplane "over-corrected to the right." During an attempt to apply rudder to correct back to the left, the student pilot inadvertently applied the left brake. The airplane nosed forward "before any further correction could be made" and the propeller contacted the runway. Subsequently, the airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted. The flight instructor and student were not injured. The instructor reported the sky was clear and the wind was from approximately 040 degrees at 07 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6946B
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-4226
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4A, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- David L. Cole
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- 4V0 · Rangely, CO
- Destination
- 4V0
- Airport
- 4V0 · Rangely, runway 6
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 · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Flight instructor
- Age
- 59
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2
- Flight hours
- 22,000 total · 150 in this make and model · 80 in the last 90 days · 80 in the last 30 days
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 21
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1
- Flight hours
- 630 total · 1 in this make and model · 69 in the last 90 days · 21 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.