# NTSB SEA04CA151: Piper PA22-20, N3838P, Wht Sulphur Spg, MT, August 1, 2004 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: August 1, 2004, 07:50 local (13:50 UTC) - Place: Wht Sulphur Spg, MT - Coordinates: 46.504165, -110.91333 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5042&lon=-110.9133&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 28, 2004 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Helena, MT - NTSB case key (mKey): 59811 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA04CA151 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/59811/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04CA151 ## Probable cause The failure of the private pilot receiving flight training for a tail wheel endorsement to maintain aircraft control, and his excessive braking during the landing roll, subsequently nosing over the airplane. A contributing factor was the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the trainee. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Nose over, landing - roll - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - aircraft handling - excessive, pilot in command (cause) - remedial action - delayed, other crewmember (contributing factor) ## Analysis The pilot said that he was getting his tail wheel endorsement and 15 hours flight time (with an instructor) for aircraft insurance purposes. He said that he had landed the airplane, and during the rollout, the airplane swerved. He said that he applied the brakes too hard, and the airplane nosed over on the runway. The left wing strut was bent, and the vertical stabilizer was bent and wrinkled. ## Factual narrative On August 1, 2004, at approximately 0750 mountain daylight time, a Piper PA22-20, N3838P, was substantially damaged when it nosed over following excessive braking during the landing roll at White Sulphur Springs Airport, White Sulphur Springs, Montana. The private pilot receiving instruction and the flight instructor were not injured. The pilot/owner was operating the airplane under Title 14 CFR Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the cross-country instructional flight that originated from Bozeman, Montana, approximately 45 minutes before the accident. The pilot had not filed a flight plan. The pilot said that he was getting his tail wheel endorsement and 15 hours flight time (with an instructor) for aircraft insurance purposes. He said that he had landed the airplane on runway 19, and during the rollout the airplane swerved. He said that he applied the brakes too hard, and the airplane nosed over on the runway. The left wing strut was bent, and the vertical stabilizer was bent and wrinkled. The pilot said that he passed his private pilot check ride on June 24, 2004; his private pilot license with assigned number was pending. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N3838P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3838P), registered now, S/N 22-3528, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Piper PA22-20 - 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: 22-3528 - Airframe hours: 3878 - Engines: Lycoming O-320 150 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Jeremy R. Maus - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, January 9, 2004, 9 hours before - Departed: BZN, Bozeman, MT - Destination: BZN - Airport: 7S6, White Sulphur Springs Airport, runway 19, 6,100 × 60 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 29; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review June 24, 2004; seat: left; flight hours: 65 total, 8 in this make and model, 25 as pilot in command, 24 in the last 90 days, 16 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours - Flight instructor; age 61; injuries: none; commercial, airline transport, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review June 5, 2004; seat: right; flight hours: 7,300 total, 25 in this make and model, 7,150 as pilot in command, 56 in the last 90 days, 20 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 0° at 3 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 63 °F, dew point 45 °F - Altimeter: 30.04 inHg - Observed at: BZN, 34 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 20040801017399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040801017399A), Aug 1, 2004: Piper PA22150, White Sulfur Sp, MT, Substantial damage. (-23) On Sunday August 1, 2004, while receiving instruction towards his taildragger endorsement in N3838P, PA-22-150, private pilot jeremy maus landed at White… 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. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.