# NTSB NYC99LA226: Piper PA-22-108, N5125Z, Manassas, VA, September 12, 1999 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: September 12, 1999, 19:15 local (23:15 UTC) - Place: Manassas, VA - Location: 38.7468° N, 77.4826° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manassas, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7468&lon=-77.4826&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report August 10, 2000 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 47362 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC99LA226 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/47362/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA226 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to recover from a sideslip maneuver, and flare the airplane before touchdown. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause) - maneuver - not corrected, pilot in command (cause) - Nose over, landing - flare/touchdown ## Analysis The student pilot stated that he was conducting touch and go landings on Runway 4. After the fourth touch and go, the pilot returned to land on Runway 22. Realizing that he was too high on final approach, the pilot slipped the airplane to increase his descent. A recovery from the maneuver was not preformed, and the airplane touched down hard on the runway. The nose wheel then collapsed, and the airplane nosed over. ## Factual narrative On September 12, 1999, about 1915 Eastern Daylight Time, a Piper PA-22-108, N5125Z, was substantially damaged while landing at the Whitman Airport, Manassas, Virginia. The student pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the instructional flight conducted under 14 CFR Part91. The student pilot stated that he was conducting touch and go landings on Runway 4, a 2,450-foot long grass runway. After the fourth touch and go, the pilot returned to land on Runway 22. Realizing that he was too high on final approach, the pilot slipped the airplane to increase his decent. A recovery from the maneuver was not preformed, and the airplane touched down hard on the runway. The nose wheel then collapsed, nosing the airplane over inverted. The winds reported by a nearby airport, at 1855, were 150 degrees at 6 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5125Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5125Z-2013-08-20), registration cancelled 2013-08-20, S/N 22-8766, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Piper PA-22-108 - Registry model: [Piper PA-22-108](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (registry code 7102204) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 22-8766 - Airframe hours: 3680 - Engines: Lycoming O-235-C1B 108 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Ronald T. Anderson - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, July 1, 1999, 17 hours before - Departed: 0V5 - Airport: 0V5, Whitman, runway 22, 2,550 × 45 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 51; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 20 total, 20 in this make and model, 1 as pilot in command, 20 in the last 90 days, 15 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 150° at 6 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 55 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: HEF, 7 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 19990912028469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990912028469A), Sep 12, 1999: Piper PA22108, Manassas, VA, Substantial damage. (.19) On September 12, 1999, about 1915 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-22-108, N5125Z, was substantially damaged while landing at the Whitman airport,… ## Other investigations on N5125Z (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 UNK64X2111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2111), Jun 4, 1964: Piper PA22 (N5125Z), Covington, TN, destroyed 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/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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