# Accident 19920908035579A: Piper PA22150, Petersburg, MI, September 8, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1992, 19:15 local time
- Place: Petersburg, MI
- Airport: Grandolph Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8907° N, 83.7108° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8907&lon=-83.7108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3743P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3743P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 334 total, 140 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA270) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920908035579A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK WIRES ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY. REPORTED SUN GLARE OBSCURED WIRES. WIRES NOT MARKED. CLOSE TO 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 CHI92LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA270), Sep 8, 1992: Piper PA-22-150 (N3743P), Petersburg, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND DURING FINAL APPROACH. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE SUNGLARE.

## Other reports on N3743P (2)

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

- [Accident 19840801039629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840801039629A), Aug 1, 1984: Piper PA22150 (N3743P), Findlay, OH, Substantial damage. Partial power loss on takeoff. Landed in field, flipped over. Carburetor heat control linkage broken, mixture rich.
- [Incident 19811011076129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811011076129I), Oct 11, 1981: Piper PA22150 (N3743P), Ada, OH, 1 fatal. Jumpers main chute failed. Unopened reserve chute found on victims body. Reserve chute tested, opened properly.

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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