Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
NTSB analysis
During the landing roll, the tailwheel-equipped airplane veered off the runway to the left, the right main landing gear collapsed, and the right wing impacted the ground.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
The pilot did not submit the National Transportation Safety Board Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident/Incident Report Form 6120.1.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for GAA17CA377 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Jul 1, 2017
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Mammoth Lakes, California
- Nearest airport
- Mammoth Yosemite (MMH)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Piper PA 22-150
- N-number
- N1737P
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.