# NTSB SEA05CA123: Piper PA-22-150, N5814D, Ontario, OR, June 7, 2005 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: June 7, 2005, 13:30 local (19:30 UTC) - Place: Ontario, OR - Coordinates: 44.020557, -117.01361 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0206&lon=-117.0136&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 3 uninjured - Status: Completed, report September 13, 2005 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 61776 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA05CA123 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/61776/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05CA123 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during landing roll. A contributing factor was the cross wind weather condition. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) ## Analysis The pilot said that he was practicing takeoff and landings with a 10 knot crosswind for proficiency. He was using runway 14, and he said the wind was 220 degrees at 10 knots. He said that he had done 5 landings without any problems, and on the final landing the plane bounced and went into a three point landing . Next, the upwind wing started to come up, and he applied full aileron correction but could not stop the airplane from turning into the wind. The left wing tip impacted the ground wrinkling the wing, and the left main landing gear strut was bent. ## Factual narrative On June 7, 2005, at approximately 1330 mountain daylight time, a Piper PA-22-150, N5814D, was substantially damaged when it ground looped during landing roll at Ontario Municipal Airport, Ontario, Oregon. The commercial pilot and his two passengers were not injured. The pilot/owner was operating the airplane under Title 14 CFR Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local personal flight which originated approximately 30 minutes before the accident. The pilot had not filed a flight plan. The pilot said that he was practicing takeoff and landings with a 10 knot crosswind for proficiency. He was using runway 14, and he said the wind was 220 degrees at 10 knots. He said that he had done 5 landings without any problems, and on the final landing the plane bounced and went into a three point landing . Next, the upwind wing started to come up, and he applied full aileron correction but could not stop the airplane from turning into the wind. The left wing tip impacted the ground wrinkling the wing, and the left main landing gear strut was bent. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5814D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5814D), registered now, S/N 22-4489, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Piper PA-22-150 - 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: 22-4489 - Airframe hours: 2640 - Engines: Lycoming O-320 150 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Christopher G. Butler - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, January 1, 2005 - Departed: ONO, Ontario, OR - Destination: ONO - Airport: ONO, Ontario Municipal Airport, runway 14, 4,307 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 30; injuries: none; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2; last flight review April 1, 2005; seat: left; flight hours: 755 total, 44 in this make and model, 704 as pilot in command, 103 in the last 90 days, 48 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 200° at 9 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 28 °F, dew point 23 °F - Altimeter: 29.82 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 20050607012219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050607012219A), Jun 7, 2005: Piper PA22150, Ontario, OR, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot stated he was doing touch and goes practicing his crosswind technique. Pilot stated he lost directional control after the aircraft ballooned in the… 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.