# NTSB MIA07CA057: Piper PA-22-150, N2808P, Fort Pierce, FL, February 23, 2007 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: February 23, 2007, 14:48 local (19:48 UTC) - Place: Fort Pierce, FL - Coordinates: 27.502777, -80.371391 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5028&lon=-80.3714&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 27, 2007 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA Flight Standards District Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 65425 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA07CA057 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/65425/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07CA057 ## Probable cause The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll resulting in overload failure and subsequent collapse of the right main landing gear. ## 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) - Gear collapsed, landing - roll - landing gear,main gear - overload ## Analysis During the landing roll on runway 32 with a variable wind of 7 knots from 350 to 050 degrees, the airplane veered to the left and ground looped resulting in collapse of the right main landing gear. Attempts by the pilot to correct the left veer were unsuccessful. Examination of the airplane by an FAA airworthiness inspector revealed no evidence of preimpact failure or malfunction of 1) the right main landing gear which was bent forward, 2) the fuselage which was impact damaged near the tail wheel, or 3) of the tail wheel assembly. ## Factual narrative During the landing roll on runway 32 with a variable wind of 7 knots from 350 to 050 degrees, the airplane veered to the left. The pilot applied full right brake to correct but the right main landing gear collapsed. Examination of the airplane by an FAA airworthiness inspector revealed no evidence of preimpact failure or malfunction of 1) the right main landing gear which was bent forward, 2) the fuselage which was impact damaged near the tail wheel, or 3) of the tail wheel assembly. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2808P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2808P), registered now, S/N 22-3101, built 1955 (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: 22-3101 - Airframe hours: 4009 - Engines: Lycoming O-320-B2B 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: David F. Edgerly - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, June 1, 2006 - Departed: MYBG, Great Harbour - Destination: KFPR, Fort Pierce, FL - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: KFPR, St Lucie County Int'l, runway 32, 4,756 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 69; injuries: none; commercial, airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review October 1, 2005; seat: left; flight hours: 16,000 total, 700 in this make and model, 10,000 as pilot in command, 26 in the last 90 days, 15 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: variable at 7 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 52 °F - Altimeter: 30.05 inHg - Observed at: KFPR ## 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 20070223004499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070223004499A), Feb 23, 2007: Piper PA22150, Fort Pierce, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) Damage to aircraft indicates a ground loop type accident caused the right gear to fail. ## Other investigations on N2808P (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 ANC21LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA092), Sep 18, 2021: Piper PA-22-150 (N2808P), Homer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing in crosswind conditions. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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