# NTSB SEA97LA108: Piper PA-22-150, N1707P, The Dalles, OR, May 10, 1997

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 10, 1997, 14:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place: The Dalles, OR
- Coordinates: 45.539031, -121.150535 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5390&lon=-121.1505&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 10, 1998
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 42603
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA97LA108
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/42603/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA108

## Probable cause

The pilot-in-command misjudged his altitude and distance from the runway while landing.

## Sequence of events

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

- Undershoot, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
  - distance/altitude - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, approach - vfr pattern - final approach

## Analysis

The pilot stated that he approached low and slow and the aircraft nosed over after landing short of the runway threshold.

## Factual narrative

On May 10, 1997, approximately 1400 Pacific daylight time, N1707P, a Piper PA-22-150, sustained substantial damage when the aircraft landed short of runway 07 at The Dalles, Oregon, airport.  The private pilot and his passenger were uninjured.  No flight plan was filed for the local flight, which was conducted in visual meteorological conditions.  There was no fire, and no report of the ELT actuating.

The pilot stated that the airplane was full of fuel when they departed about 30 minutes earlier, after washing the airplane.  He stated that he approached low and slow and the aircraft nosed over after landing short of the runway threshold.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1707P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1707P-2000-10-16), registration cancelled 2000-10-16, S/N 22-2494 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 22-2494
- Airframe hours: 2800
- Engines: Lycoming O-320 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Daryl G. Ingebo
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, April 3, 1997, 10 hours before
- Departed: KDLS
- Airport: DLS, The Dalles, runway 7, 5,000 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 44; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 161 total, 58 in this make and model, 116 as pilot in command, 14 in the last 90 days, 8 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 70° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: KDL

## 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 19970510009799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970510009799A), May 10, 1997: Piper PA22150, The Dalles, OR, Substantial damage. Landed short of runway 07. Nosed over. Reported had washed aircraft prior to lacal flight. Too low. Too slow.

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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