- Date
- June 16, 2006, 18:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- South Boston, VA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5045ZPiper PA-22-108
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report October 3, 2006
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- Richmond
- FAA report
- 20060616010459A
- Case key
- 63947
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in a collision with a rising embankment. A factor in the accident was the pilot's lack of recent flight experience.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
Upon touchdown, the airplane swerved, departed the runway, and struck a small embankment. An examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed no mechanical anomalies or deficiencies. Examination of pilot records revealed that his last logbook entry was dated August 1979. The pilot reported to the inspector that he had recently purchased the airplane, had no recent flight experience, and had not received any instruction in preparation for the flight.
Factual narrative
Upon touchdown, the PA-22-108 swerved, departed the runway, and struck a small embankment. An examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed no mechanical anomalies or deficiencies. Examination of pilot records revealed that his last logbook entry was dated August 1979. The pilot reported to the inspector that he had recently purchased the airplane, had no recent flight experience, and had not received any instruction in preparation for the flight.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5045Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22-108
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-8667
- Airframe hours
- 2,700
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235, 115 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 1, 2005
- Departed
- W78 · South Boston, VA
- Destination
- W78 · South Boston, VA
- Airport
- W78 · William M Tuck, runway 19, 4,011 × 75 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 62
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Without waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- March 1, 1981
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 760 total · 80 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 100° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.15 inHg
- Observed at
- KDAN, 25 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.