# NTSB GAA19CA576: Piper PA 22, N3365B, Pollock, LA, September 27, 2019 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: September 27, 2019, 09:30 local (14:30 UTC) - Place: Pollock, LA - Coordinates: 31.479444, -92.461112 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4794&lon=-92.4611&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 17, 2020 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 100352 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA19CA576 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/100352/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=100352 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA576 ## Probable cause The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing and subsequent ground loop. ## 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 PA-22, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=7102202), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: landing flare](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-22, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md?model=7102202), [All aircraft, 1,285 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/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 PA-22, 12 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=7102202), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Terrain: sloped/uneven terrain](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021017): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Effect on operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-22, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021017/cases.md?model=7102202), [All aircraft, 270 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021017/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090); cases with it: [Piper PA-22, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md?model=7102202), [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md) - [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-22, 12 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=7102202), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Piper PA-22, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=7102202), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Landing: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Piper PA-22, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=7102202), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that the airplane bounced during landing. He added that, during the second touchdown, the airplane was not aligned with the runway, and the airplane ground looped. The airplane exited the runway to the left and impacted a drainage ditch. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that the airplane bounced during landing. He added that, during the second touchdown, the airplane was not aligned with the runway and the airplane ground looped. The airplane exited the runway to the left and impacted a drainage ditch. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N3365B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3365B), registered now, S/N 22-2170, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Piper PA 22 (150) - Registry model: [Piper PA-22](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (registry code 7102202) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 22-2170 - Year built: 1954 - Airframe hours: 2567.7 - Engines: Lycoming O-320-A1A 150 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, April 20, 2019 - Departed: L66, Pollock, LA - Destination: L66, Pollock, LA - Airport: L66, Pollock Muni, runway 18, 4,499 × 75 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Stall warning system, ADS-B ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 74; injuries: none; flight instructor, airline transport, remote; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane, helicopter; medical: class 1, with waivers/limitations; last flight review March 22, 2019; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 8,492 total, 6 in this make and model, 4,902 as pilot in command, 50 in the last 90 days, 15 in the last 30 days, 6 in the last 24 hours - Pilot-rated passenger; age 58; injuries: none; flight instructor, remote, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review September 18, 2017; seat: right; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 1,454 total, 270 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days, 8 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 70 °F - Altimeter: 29.95 inHg - Observed at: KESF, 10 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 20190927020079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190927020079A), Sep 27, 2019: Piper PA-22, Pollock, LA, Substantial damage. On touchdown to runway 18, the airplane ballooned during the landing. When it came back down onto the runway, the airplane was not aligned with the centerline,… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on November 26, 2019, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=100352. 4.2 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 3.3 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40478398&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Passenger's Statement (item 2, .PDF, 232 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40478399&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Passenger%27s%20Statement-Master.PDF - Accident Photo (item 3, .PDF, 605 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40478400&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Accident%20Photo-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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