# NTSB SEA07LA038: Piper PA-22-150, N7124D, Blaine, WA, December 22, 2006

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: December 22, 2006, 14:25 local (22:25 UTC)
- Place: Blaine, WA
- Coordinates: 48.990001, -122.732498
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.9900&lon=-122.7325&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 27, 2007
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Parties: FAA FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 65206
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA07LA038
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/65206/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA038

## Probable cause

The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.  Factors were the unsuitable rough/uneven terrain.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power, takeoff - initial climb
  - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause)
- Forced landing, emergency descent/landing
- Nose over, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - none suitable (contributing factor)

## Analysis

The pilot said that he was doing touch-and-go landings, and on his third takeoff, the airplane's engine lost power.  He performed a forced landing to rough and soft ground.  During the landing roll, the nose landing gear collapsed and the airplane nosed over.  The airplane's left wing strut, left wing spar, and rudder were bent.  The reason for the loss of engine power was not determined.

## Factual narrative

On December 22, 2006, at approximately 1425 Pacific standard time, a Piper PA-22-150, N7124D, was substantially damaged when it nosed over during a forced landing attempt near Blaine, Washington.  The private pilot, the sole occupant of the aircraft, was not injured.  The pilot/owner was operating the airplane under Title 14 CFR Part 91.  Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local flight, which was originating at the time of the accident.  A flight plan had not been filed.

The pilot said that he was doing touch-and-go landings, and on his third takeoff, the airplane's engine lost power.  He performed a forced landing to rough and soft ground, the nose landing gear collapsed, and the airplane nosed over during the landing roll.  The airplane's left wing strut, left wing spar, and rudder were bent.

The reason for the loss of engine power was not determined.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7124D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7124D-2013-08-19), registration cancelled 2013-08-19, S/N 22-4984, built 1957 (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: 22-4984
- Airframe hours: 2127
- Engines: Lycoming O-320 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Kenneth P. Littlejohn
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, June 1, 2006, 9 hours before
- Departed: 4W6, Blaine, WA
- Destination: 4W6
- Airport: 4W6, Blaine Municipal Airport, runway 14, 2,539 × 40 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 59; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review February 1, 2005; seat: left; flight hours: 340 total, 36 in this make and model, 258 as pilot in command, 6 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 120° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 7,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 43 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter: 30.29 inHg
- Observed at: BLI, 15 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 20061222029089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061222029089A), Dec 22, 2006: Piper PA22150, Blaine, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft lost power on climb out, landing upside down in rough terrain.

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.

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