# NTSB WPR22LA077: Piper PA-16, N6863K, Creswell, OR, January 10, 2022 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: January 10, 2022, 10:15 local (18:15 UTC) - Place: Creswell, OR - Coordinates: 43.93075, -123.00666 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9308&lon=-123.0067&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 104515 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR22LA077 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/104515/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=104515 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA077 ## Probable cause The pilot’s excessive left brake pedal application during landing roll, which resulted a loss of directional control, runway excursion, and nose over. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: use of equip/system](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015): Personnel issues › Task performance · Student/instructed pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-16, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015/cases.md?model=7101602), [All aircraft, 1,391 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Student/instructed pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-16, 10 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=7101602), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-16, 10 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=7101602), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-16, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=7101602), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) ## Analysis The student pilot in the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that during the full stop landing roll, he applied too much pressure to the left brake pedal and the airplane veered left. The airplane exited the left side of the runway, entered the soft grass surface, and subsequently nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right-wing lift strut. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6863K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6863K-2023-09-16), registration cancelled 2023-09-16, S/N 16-699, built 1949 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA-16 - Registry model: [Piper PA-16](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-16) (registry code 7101602) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 16-699 - Year built: 1949 - Engines: Lycoming O-235-C1 112 hp reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, July 15, 2021 - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: 77S, Hobby Fld, runway 16, 3,102 × 60 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Electronic flight bag or handheld device ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 45; injuries: none; student; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; seat: left; restraint: lap only; flight hours: 63 total, 30 in this make and model, 9 as pilot in command, 20 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 5,500 ft broken - Temperature: 41 °F, dew point 39 °F - Altimeter: 30.42 inHg - Observed at: KEUG, 15 nm away - METAR: KEUG 101754Z 00000KT 10SM BKN055 OVC070 05/04 A3042 RMK AO2 RAE11 SLP306 P0000 60001 T00500039 10050 20006 53013 ## 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 20220110000439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220110000439A), Jan 10, 2022: Piper PA-16, Creswell, OR, Substantial damage. On landing rollout at approximately 15MPH, the pilot reported he tapped the brakes too hard causing the airplane to nose over upside down. One POB with no… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 20, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=104515. 1.6 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 1.4 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13618702&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120_1_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photograph (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 156 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13618171&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photograph-Rel.pdf 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.