# Accident 19950315004889A: Piper PA32300, Lakeville, MN, March 15, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1995, 18:00 local time
- Place: Lakeville, MN
- Airport: Airlake Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6707° N, 93.2397° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6707&lon=-93.2397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2928A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2928A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 760 total, 19 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950315004889A

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON 03-15-95 AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30 AM A PA32-300 PILOTED BY RICHARD CLARENCE KNUTSON STRUCK RUNWAY END LIGHTS AT AIRLAKE AIRPORT DURING LANDING, DAMAGING THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE AND FLAP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR 91 AND IFR AND ORIGINATED AT BLUE EARTH, MINNESOTA. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS REPORT IS CLOSED.

## 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 CHI95LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA107), Mar 16, 1995: Piper PA-32-300 (N2928A), Lakeville, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE DURING LANDING.

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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