# Accident 19910825039839A: Piper PA20, Saginaw, MI, August 25, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1991, 09:30 local time
- Place: Saginaw, MI
- Airport: Harry W Browne Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4594° N, 84.0306° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4594&lon=-84.0306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7732K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7732K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20
- Reported engine: LYC O290D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 17 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA271) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910825039839A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING TOUCHED DOWN ON LEFT GEAR. SKIDDED LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED. WING STRUCK TERRAIN.

## 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 CHI91LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA271), Aug 25, 1991: Piper PA-20 (N7732K), Saginaw, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS NOT MAINTAINED BY THE PILOT WHICH RESULTED IN A GROUND LOOP. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS A CROSSWIND.

## Other reports on N7732K (2)

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

- [Accident 19930330034259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930330034259A), Mar 30, 1993: Piper PA20 (N7732K), Lapeer, MI, Substantial damage. On landing roll, ground looped. Side load collapsed right main gear.
- [Accident 19870510075689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870510075689A), May 10, 1987: Piper PA20 (N7732K), Seattle, WA, Substantial damage. Allowed the PA20 to ground loop on the landing roll.

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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