# Accident 19930330034259A: Piper PA20, Lapeer, MI, March 30, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 1993, 17:05 local time
- Place: Lapeer, MI
- Airport: Dupont-Lapeer Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0397° N, 83.3210° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0397&lon=-83.3210&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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 218 total, 35 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930330034259A

## Narrative

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

ON LANDING ROLL, GROUND LOOPED. SIDE LOAD COLLAPSED RIGHT  MAIN GEAR.

## 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 CHI93LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA151), Mar 30, 1993: Piper PA-20 (N7732K), Lapeer, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE LANDING ROLL.

## Other reports on N7732K (2)

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

- [Accident 19910825039839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910825039839A), Aug 25, 1991: Piper PA20 (N7732K), Saginaw, MI, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on landing touched down on left gear. Skidded left gear collapsed. Wing struck terrain.
- [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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