# Accident 19920113003209A: Piper PA23150, Grand Rapids, MN, January 13, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 1992, 09:45 local time
- Place: Grand Rapids, MN
- Airport: Grand Rapids-Itasca County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2202° N, 93.5199° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2202&lon=-93.5199&mi=10
- Aircraft: N255W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N255W-2012-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23 (registry code 7102302, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,223 total, 157 in this make and model, 82 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920113003209A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER LEFT ENGINE. MADE EMERGENCY LANDING ON SNOW COVERED FIELD. LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON ROLLOUT.

## 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 CHI92LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA071), Jan 13, 1992: Piper PA-23-150 (N255W), Grand Rapids, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS WHICH RESULTED IN HIS FAILURE TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR BY THE ALTERNATE SYSTEM. A FACTOR WAS THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

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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