# NTSB NYC01LA228: Piper PA-22-150, N7630D, Kenton, OH, September 22, 2001 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: September 22, 2001, 13:59 local (17:59 UTC) - Place: Kenton, OH - Coordinates: 40.639961, -83.609771 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6400&lon=-83.6098&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report January 23, 2002 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 53531 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC01LA228 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/53531/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA228 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to stop the airplane within the available runway. Factors included the uneven braking and the pilot's lack of experience in airplane make and model. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Nose over, landing - roll - aircraft handling - improper, pilot in command (cause) - lack of familiarity with aircraft, pilot in command (contributing factor) - landing gear,normal brake system - erratic (contributing factor) ## Analysis The pilot had just purchased the airplane and was in the process of ferrying it home when he elected to divert because of en route weather. The pilot maneuvered the airplane for a 4,201-foot long by 75-foot wide runway. The airplane touched down on the first 1/3 of the runway with full flaps and an indicated airspeed of approximately 70 to 80 mph. The pilot retarded the throttle to idle, and applied the brakes, which caused the airplane to pull from side to side. Fearing that he would not be able to stop the airplane before reaching the end of the runway, he elected to drive it onto a grassy area to the right After departing the runway, the nose wheel struck a culvert, and the airplane nosed over. It was the pilot's first landing in the accident airplane. It was also his first landing in the accident airplane make and model. Winds in the area were approximately 5 knots, from 80 degrees to the left of the runway. After the accident, a mechanic applied the handbrake and then tried to push the airplane. The airplane did not move. ## Factual narrative On September 22, 2001, at 1359 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-22-150, N7630D, was substantially damaged during a precautionary landing at the Harding County Airport (I95), Kenton, Ohio. The certificated private pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the ferry flight that departed Huntington Municipal Airport (HHG), Huntington, Indiana, destined for Valley Point Airport (WV29), Valley Point, West Virginia. No flight plan was filed, and the flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. According to the pilot, he had just purchased the airplane and was in the process of ferrying it home when he identified some weather along his planned route of flight. Not sure if he would be able to maintain visual flight rules, the pilot elected to divert to the Harding County Airport. The pilot maneuvered the airplane for runway 4, which was 4,201 feet long by 75 feet wide. The airplane touched down on the first 1/3 of the runway with full flaps and an indicated airspeed of approximately 70 to 80 mph. The pilot retarded the throttle to idle, and applied the handbrake, which caused the airplane to pull from side to side. Fearing that he would not be able to stop the airplane before reaching the end of the runway, the pilot elected to drive it onto a grassy area to the right. After depafting the runway, the nose wheel struck a culvert that the pilot did not see. The nose wheel collapsed, and the airplane nosed over. The pilot secured the airplane, and then egressed without assistance. The pilot added that the brakes were functioning "because the tires were braking," but that the brakes seem to be activating from side to side. In addition, the pilot stated that this was his first landing in the airplane. About 3 minutes before the accident, a weather facility located approximately 28 nautical miles to the north of the airport, recorded the weather as wind 320 degrees at 5 knots, visibility 10 miles, few clouds at 3,900 feet and 4,500 feet, temperature 70 degrees Fahrenheit, dew point 54 degrees Fahrenheit, and an altimeter setting of 30.09 Hg. According to a mechanic, while the airplane was in a hangar waiting transportation, he applied the handbrake and then tried to push the airplane. The airplane did not move. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N7630D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7630D-2014-11-18), registration cancelled 2014-11-18, S/N 22-5336, built 1957 (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: 22-5336 - Airframe hours: 3018 - Engines: Lycoming O-320 150 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Robert K. Smith - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, January 31, 2001 - Departed: HHG, HUNTINGTON, IN - Destination: WV29, VALLEY POINT, WV - Airport: I95, Hardin County, runway 4, 4,201 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 70; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review January 22, 1999; seat: left; flight hours: 1,053 total, 1,000 as pilot in command, 14 in the last 90 days, 8 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 320° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 70 °F, dew point 54 °F - Altimeter: 30.09 inHg - Observed at: FDY, 28 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 20010922027609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010922027609A), Sep 22, 2001: Piper PA22150, Kenton, OH, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot departed huntington, Indiana (hhg) for valley point, WV (WV29). The weather conditions were VMC, however the pilot decided to make a… From the NTSB's public API. 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