Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing.
NTSB analysis
The pilot reported that he was attempting to perform a touch-and-go landing with full flaps in the tailwheel-equipped airplane. He stated that the main wheels touched the ground first, followed by the tailwheel, and the airplane then veered off the left side of the runway and into a gully. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed the left wing outboard of the strut attachment point and the fuselage structure were bent.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN11CA611 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Aug 31, 2011
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- East Liverpool, Ohio
- Nearest airport
- Columbiana Country Airport (02G)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Piper L-21B
- N-number
- N10365
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
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