# NTSB SEA01LA020: Piper PA-20, N2186A, Ontario, OR, November 17, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: November 16, 2000, 18:30 local (Nov 17, 2000, 01:30 UTC) - Place: Ontario, OR - Coordinates: 44.08078, -117.009239 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0808&lon=-117.0092&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 2, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 51344 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA01LA020 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/51344/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA020 ## Probable cause Inadequate remedial action by the first pilot. The student pilot's improper flare while landing was a factor. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Nose over, landing - roll - flare - improper, dual student (contributing factor) - remedial action - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis The student pilot was landing the tail-wheel equipped airplane on runway 32. The airplane touched down and bounced back into the air. In an attempt to salvage the landing, the first pilot took control of the airplane. The airplane touched down a second time and bounced. The first pilot applied corrective actions, however, the airplane nosed over resulting in substantial damage to the wings and empennage. No mechanical anomalies or failures with the aircraft were reported. ## Factual narrative On November 16, 2000, about 1830 mountain standard time, a Piper PA-20, N2186A, sustained substantial damage while landing on runway 32 at Ontario Municipal Airport, Ontario, Oregon. The aircraft is owned by the student pilot, and was being operated as an instructional flight under the provisions of Title 14, CFR Part 91, when the accident occurred. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The first pilot, a commercial pilot/certified flight instructor, and the second pilot, a student pilot receiving primary instruction, were not injured. The flight originated from Nampa, Idaho, approximately 30 minutes prior to the accident. During a telephone interview with the NTSB on April 2, 2001, the first pilot reported that he and the student pilot were conducting a night landing on runway 32. He stated that the student pilot flew the approach and made the landing, but when the airplane touched down it bounced back into the air. In an attempt to salvage the landing, the first pilot took control of the airplane. The airplane touched-down a second time and bounced. The first pilot applied corrective actions, however, the airplane nosed over resulting in substantial damage to the wings and empennage. No mechanical anomalies or failures with the aircraft were reported. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2186A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2186A), registered now, S/N 20-894, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Piper PA-20 - Registry model: [Piper PA-20-135](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20-135) (registry code 7102010) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 20-894 - Airframe hours: 2500 - Engines: Lycoming O-290-D2 135 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Chad Colton - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, December 23, 1999, 425 hours before - Departed: S67, NAMPA, ID - Destination: ONO - Airport: ONO, Ontario Municipal, runway 32, 4,529 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 66; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: right; flight hours: 35,000 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 32,000 as pilot in command, 240 in the last 90 days, 60 in the last 30 days, 10 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark - Wind: 90° at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 34 °F, dew point 25 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: ONO ## 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 20001116018959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001116018959A), Nov 16, 2000: Piper PA20135, Ontario, OR, No damage. (-23) Instructor and student were practicing full stop, full stall landings at the Ontario, Oregon airport. On the last landing the student bounced the a/c… ## Other investigations on N2186A (2) 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 DEN72DTM08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN72DTM08), Feb 5, 1972: Piper PA-20 (N2186A), Ogden, UT, substantial damage - [NTSB DEN71DXT11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71DXT11), Oct 3, 1970: Piper PA-20 (N2186A), Ogden, UT, substantial damage 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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