Pilot Debrief

Piper PA22 near Hillsdale, MI — 2018-09-17

Final reportGAA18CA560
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Date
2018-09-17
Location
Hillsdale, MI, USA
Airport
JYM
Aircraft
Piper PA22
Registration
N3544A
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
Minor
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during the landing flare, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, during landing, he flared too high, and the airplane aerodynamically stalled. He added that the airplane landed hard, the nose landing gear collapsed, the airplane veered right off the runway into the dirt, and it then nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings, the fuselage, and the empennage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

NTSB coding

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Docket documents3

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