# Accident 19910614021979A: Piper PA22150, Eagle Bend, MN, June 14, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1991, 10:00 local time
- Place: Eagle Bend, MN
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.1598° N, 95.0302° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1598&lon=-95.0302&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3130Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3130Z-1992-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 167 total, 99 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA191) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910614021979A

## Narrative

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

LANDED LONG AND FAST ON NARROW GRASS STRIP IN CROSSWIND. WEATHER-VANED INTO WIND, LEFT RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI91LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA191), Jun 14, 1991: Piper PA-22-150 (N3130Z), Eagle Bend, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO ATTAIN PROPER ALIGNMENT WITH THE RUNWAY. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WERE AN UNRELIABLE AIRSPEED INDICATOR AND THE PILOT'S DECISION TO OPERATE WITH THIS…

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.