# Accident 19920613020319A: Piper PA22160, Pequot Lakes, MN, June 13, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 1992, 11:30 local time
- Place: Pequot Lakes, MN
- Airport: Breezy Point Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.6010° N, 94.3207° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6010&lon=-94.3207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9534D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9534D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-160 (registry code 7102214, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22160
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 548 total, 243 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920613020319A

## Narrative

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

VEERED RIGHT ON LANDING ROLL. UNABLE CORRECT. RAN OFF RUNWAY. GROUND LOOPED TO STOP. TAIL WHEEL SPRING BROKEN.

## 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 CHI92LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA177), Jun 13, 1992: Piper PA-22 (N9534D), Breezy Point, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PARTIAL FAILURE OF THE TAIL WHEEL ASSEMBLY DUE TO A FATIGUE FRACTURE OF AN INTERNAL SPRING.

## Other reports on N9534D (2)

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

- [Accident 20260803009279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260803009279A), Aug 3, 2026: Piper PA-22-160 (N9534D), Goldendale, WA, Substantial damage. Pilot in command was flying his personal airplane with one passenger on board. Pilot attempted to land at Goldendale Airport (S20). Pilot lost control of…
- [Accident 19771123040659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771123040659A), Nov 23, 1977: Piper PA22160 (N9534D), Laredo, TX, Substantial damage. Struck pile of gravel on ranch rd.

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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