# NTSB IAD79DLJ11: Piper PA-22, N7045D, Ocean Isle, NC, July 25, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 25, 1979
- Place: Ocean Isle, NC · OCEAN ISLE, NC
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 26, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133833
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79DLJ11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79DLJ11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3498  79/7/25    OCEAN ISLE,NC       PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 467
        TIME - 2155                    N7045D              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OCEAN ISLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MYRTLE BEACH,SC             SOUTHPORT,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: GO-AROUND
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- JUICE CAN LODGED BEHIND LEFT RUDDER PEDAL DISTRACTED PIC AS HE ATTEMPTD TO ADJUST FOR LFT XWIND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7045D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7045D-1990-06-19), registration cancelled 1990-06-19, S/N 224942 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ocean Isle

## 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 19790725018519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790725018519A), Jul 25, 1979: Piper PA22150, Ocean Isle, NC, Substantial damage. Landed with airplanes nose not aligned with runway. Found rudder pedal jammed with small bottle.

## Other investigations on N7045D (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 CHI83LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA149), Mar 22, 1983: Piper PA-22 (N7045D), Sandstone, MN, substantial damage

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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