The student pilot of the tailwheel-equipped Piper PA22 reported that, during landing on Runway 12 at the airport in Caldwell, Idaho, the airplane bounced and entered a nose high attitude.
He aborted the landing, applied full engine power, and pushed the nose down while leveling the wings, before he applied left rudder to crab the airplane into the wind.
The airplane touched down a second time with the longitudinal axis not aligned with the runway.
The airplane veered left and exited the left side of the runway. The right main landing gear collapsed, and the airplane came to rest upright in the soft dirt terrain.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing and fuselage.
The student pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
The airport’s automated weather observation station reported that, about the time of the accident, the wind was from 80° at 8 knots.
Probable Cause: The student pilot’s failure to establish a positive climb rate during an aborted landing, which resulted in abnormal runway contact, a subsequent loss of directional control, runway excursion, and the right main landing gear collapsing.
This December 2019 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others.
