PIPER PA22 near Salem, IN — 2020-11-12

Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to avoid an obstacle during his approach to land.

NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that while flying a visual approach to land, the airplane’s landing gear struck a pile of dirt at the end of the runway, which pitched the airplane forward causing it to impact the runway in a nose down attitude. The airplane’s forward fuselage sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

NTSB coding

• Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT) · Approach-VFR pattern final
• Decision Making / Judgment

Evidence available

• Photos
• 2 docket documents

Docket documents2

• PILOT/OPERATOR AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT, NTSB FORM 6120.1form
• PHOTOSphotos

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