# Accident 19921004040169A: Piper PA22160, West Branch, MI, October 4, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1992, 16:00 local time
- Place: West Branch, MI
- Airport: West Branch Community Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2697° N, 84.2307° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2697&lon=-84.2307&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9807D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9807D-2019-01-28) (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 O320A1A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,148 total, 20 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921004040169A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LANDING. OVER CONTROLLED TRYING TO RECOVER RESULTED IN A GROUND LOOP.

## 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 CHI93LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA002), Oct 4, 1992: Piper PA-22-160 (N9807D), West Branch, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL DURING THE LANDING ROLL.

## Other reports on N9807D (2)

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

- [Accident 20170718012499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170718012499A), Jul 18, 2017: Piper PA-22-160 (N9807D), Breckenridge, MI, Substantial damage. On July 18, 2017 at approximately 18:20 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-22-160 aircraft, N9807D, registered to and operated by a commercial pilot, received…
- [Accident 19780725022679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780725022679A), Jul 25, 1978: Piper PA22160 (N9807D), Evart, MI, Substantial damage. Wind gusts to 17 knots.

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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