# Accident 19930903033219A: Piper PA22150, Clay Center, NE, September 3, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1993, 16:55 local time
- Place: Clay Center, NE
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5198° N, 98.0500° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5198&lon=-98.0500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5942D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5942D) (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 O320A2B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 730 total, 465 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA350](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA350) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930903033219A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO DEPART STRIP WITH 8 INCH TALL GRASS. LIFTED BUT SETTLED OFF STRIP HIT BRAKES ON LANDING. NOSED OVER.

## 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 CHI93LA350](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA350), Sep 3, 1993: Piper PA-22-150 (N5942D), Clay Center, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: inadequate preflight planning by the pilot. Factors associated with this accident were a soft runway with high grass and the airplane's failure to attain a climb once airborne.

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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