# Accident 19910521016759A: Piper PA22160, Mankato, MN, May 21, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1991, 14:30 local time
- Place: Mankato, MN
- Airport: Mankato Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2228° N, 93.9193° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MANKATO RGNL (MKT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2228&lon=-93.9193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2906Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2906Z-1994-02-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-160 (registry code 7102214, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22160
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 105 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910521016759A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST PARTIAL POWER. NOSED OVER ON FORCED LANDING BEYOND RUNWAY. ENGINE PRIMER BECAME UNLOCKED.

## 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 CHI91LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA161), May 21, 1991: Piper PA-22-160 (N2906Z), Mankato, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO AN UNLOCKED ENGINE PRIMER. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THAT THE PRE TAKEOFF CHECK LIST WAS NOT FOLLOWED BY THE PILOT AND THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR…

## Other reports on N2906Z (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19740824027089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740824027089A), Aug 24, 1974: Piper PA22160 (N2906Z), NC, 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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