# NTSB MIA03CA103: Piper PA-22-150, N175W, Madison, MS, May 3, 2003

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: May 3, 2003, 09:00 UTC
- Place: Madison, MS
- Coordinates: 32.441665, -90.10083
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4417&lon=-90.1008&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 23, 2003
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 56930
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA03CA103
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/56930/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03CA103

## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain control during the landing rollout/which resulted in the airplane veering off the runway and incurring damage.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command

## Analysis

The pilot stated that he was performing touch-and-go landings, and had performed several with no problem. During his last touch-and-go landing, he said the left wheel came up off the runway, and as it again contacted the runway the airplane veered hard to the left. He said he tried to maintain control of the airplane, but while doing so, the right wheel rim dug into the asphalt further aggravating the ground loop. The airplane's right wing then impacted the runway surface, and its right main landing gear collapsed.

## Factual narrative

On May 3, 2003, about 0900 central daylight time, a Piper PA-22-150, N175W, registered to and operated by a private individual, as a Title 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, ground looped during landing at Madison, Mississippi. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The private-rated pilot was not injured and the airplane incurred substantial damage. The flight originated the same day, about 0855.

The pilot stated that he was performing touch-and-go landings, and had performed several with no problem. During his last touch-and-go landing, he said the left wheel came up off the runway, and as it again contacted the runway the airplane veered hard to the left. He said he tried to maintain control of the airplane, but while doing so, the right wheel rim dug into the asphalt further aggravating the ground loop. The airplane's right wing then impacted the runway surface, and its right main landing gear collapsed.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N175W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N175W), registered now, S/N 22-3910, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Piper PA-22-150
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 22-3910
- Engines: Lycoming O-320 reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Anthony G. Hinkle
- Registered owner: Quiet technologies Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: MBO, Madison, MS
- Destination: MBO

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 42; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3; flight hours: 152 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days, 0 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: JAN

## 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 20030503007979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030503007979A), May 3, 2003: Piper PA22150, Madison, MS, Substantial damage. (-23) Airman lost control of aircraft during landing. Aircraft ground looped.

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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