ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 354130
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| Date: | Tuesday 14 July 1998 |
| Time: | 20:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-22-160 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N9199D |
| MSN: | 22-6258 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-B2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Pacific City, OR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Hillsboro, OR (7S3) |
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| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that while landing to the northwest on an 1,875-foot-long runway, the wind shifted from a quartering headwind to a tailwind at touchdown. The pilot stated he attempted heavy braking, but that the brakes faded to 'nothing.' He said that he had inadequate runway remaining to stop or to go around with obstacle clearance, so he intentionally swerved the airplane. The airplane then flipped over. An FAA inspector who responded to the scene and examined the aircraft's brakes reported that he found the brakes to be functional. Weather stations in the area reported southerly to southwesterly winds at 5 to 18 knots at the reported time of the accident. The single northeast/southwest runway at the unattended airport can be landed on in either direction, with the runway threshold displaced 300 feet for landings to the southeast.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper compensation for wind conditions (landing with a tail wind.) Related factors were tail wind conditions, a short runway, and diminished brake system effectiveness.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA98LA137
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 10-Mar-2024 19:21 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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