Piper PA-20 accident near Ontario, Oregon, November 17, 2000
On November 17, 2000 at about 1:30 am local time, a Piper PA-20, registered N2186A, was substantially damaged in an accident near Ontario, Oregon (Ontario Municipal airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
Inadequate remedial action by the first pilot. The student pilot's improper flare while landing was a factor.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- November 17, 2000 · about 1:30 am local time
- Place
- Ontario, Oregon · Ontario Municipal · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-20 · all PA-20s on the register
- Registration
- N2186A · registry record · serial 20-894
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The student pilot was landing the tail-wheel equipped airplane on runway 32. The airplane touched down and bounced back into the air. In an attempt to salvage the landing, the first pilot took control of the airplane. The airplane touched down a second time and bounced. The first pilot applied corrective actions, however, the airplane nosed over resulting in substantial damage to the wings and empennage. No mechanical anomalies or failures with the aircraft were reported.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- NOSE OVER during landing - roll
Pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land, AME, ASE, IAIR, APLN, none
- Flight time: 35,000 hours in all; 2,500 in this make and model; 240 in the last 90 days; 60 in the last 30 days; 32,000 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: class 2
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,500 hours
- Last inspection: type not recorded, December 23, 1999; 425 hours since
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-290-D2 (piston); 0 hours total
- Operating certificate: in the vicinity
The flight
- Departed from: S67 Nampa ID at 1:00 am
- Destination: ONO
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 32, 4,529 ft by 100 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Wind: from 090° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 34°C, dew point 25°C
- Altimeter: 30 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number SEA01LA020.