# Accident 19810214005779A: Piper PA22108, Turtle Lake, WI, February 14, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 1981, 11:30 local time
- Place: Turtle Lake, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3906° N, 92.1498° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Turtle Lake, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3906&lon=-92.1498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5772Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5772Z-1997-01-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-108 (registry code 7102204, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22108
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 154 total, 42 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FER15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FER15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810214005779A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

WHEEL HIT SNOW-COVERED HOLE WHILE LANDING IN FARM FIELD. COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI81FER15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FER15), Feb 14, 1981: Piper PA-22 (N5772Z), Turtle Lake, WI, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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