- Date
- July 28, 1991, 16:17 local (20:17 UTC)
- Place
- Thomasville, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2315PPiper PA-22-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910728030369A
- Case key
- 36973
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Probable cause
The pilot's improper use of flight controls during the landing roll, which resulted in a loss of airplane control. Factors related to the accident were: the loose nose wheel shimmy dampener and the pilot's lack of flight experience in this make and model of airplane.
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
The pilot stated that the landing was normal, but that a 'voilent nose wheel shimmy' occurred as the airplane slowed. He said, '[the airplane] veered sharply to the left, [and] upended.' The FAA inspectors found the nosewheel shimmy dampener loose. The pilot had a total flight time of 37 hours in this make and model of airplane.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2315P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-2726
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Richard Miller
- Registered owner
- Richard Miller
- Last inspection
- Unknown · January 2, 2000
- Airport
- THU · York, runway 34, 4,190 × 100 ft
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
- 39
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 855 total · 37 in this make and model · 837 as pilot in command · 14 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.