# Accident 19830227008869A: Piper PA22, Lajitas, TX, February 27, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 1983, 13:00 local time
- Place: Lajitas, TX
- Airport: Lajitas
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.2803° N, 103.1799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2803&lon=-103.1799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N816A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N816A-2001-07-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22 (registry code 7102202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- Reported engine: LYC O290D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 78 total, 78 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA163) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830227008869A

## Narrative

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

A CROSSWIND RAISED A WING ON THE LANDING ROLL AND DRAGGED THE OTHER WING.  AIRPLANE CARTWHEELED AND FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 FTW83LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA163), Feb 27, 1983: Piper PA-22-125 (N816A), Lajitas, TX, 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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