Pilot Debrief

PIPER PA-30 near Tucson, AZ — 2022-10-15

Final reportWPR23LA013
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Date
2022-10-15
Location
Tucson, AZ, USA
Airport
RYN
Aircraft
PIPER PA-30
Registration
N7746Y
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0
Phase of flight
Approach

Probable cause

The pilot’s loss of control during landing for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.

NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, while on short final to land, the airplane yawed to the right. The pilot stated that full left rudder was needed to keep the airplane straight. The airplane subsequently touched down hard and departed the right side of the runway. All three landing gear collapsed and the left wing buckled, which resulted in substantial damage to the airplane. A postaccident examination of the airplane and engines was conducted, including test runs of both engines. No anomalies were noted that would have precluded normal operation or contributed to the loss of control during landing. Engine data from the accident flight were recovered, and no anomalies were noted in the data. Thus, the reason for the pilot’s loss of control during landing could not be determined based on the available evidence for this investigation.

Analysis

Primary failure mode
Loss of control
First missed decision gate
Pilot could have aborted landing upon detecting engine surge and yaw.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

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Docket documents5

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