N4798Z is a 1961 Piper PA-22-108. It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft with 2 seats, powered by a Lycoming 0-235 series rated at 115 horsepower. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Fridley, MN. Its standard airworthiness certificate was issued in Mar 1961. It has been registered to its current owner since Sep 2023. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
- 65 years old
- 1 of 601 Piper PA-22-108
2023
1961
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After departure from an uncontrolled airport, the pilot was advised by personnel at the airport that they saw the left main wheel and tire fall off the airplane. The pilot decided to continue to the accident airport. After flying around to decrease the amount of fuel on the airplane, he landed using runway 30. The airplane pulled to the right until it departed the right side of the runway and tipped onto its nose. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing spar. The pilot reported that he examined the main wheel bearings 2 days prior to the accident for the correct spindle nut tension. He believes that the left wheel spindle nut cotter pin was inadvertently omitted or not installed correctly during the wheel reinstallation on the airplane. He said that a more thorough inspection of the wheel bearing service work should have been performed, and that a more thorough pre-flight inspection could have caught the problem.
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