# Accident 19951015045329A: Piper PA22, Waveland, IN, October 15, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1995, 17:50 local time
- Place: Waveland, IN
- Airport: Shades State Park Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8776° N, 87.0455° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waveland, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8776&lon=-87.0455&mi=10
- Aircraft: N834A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N834A-1996-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22 (registry code 7102202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- Reported engine: LYC O290D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951015045329A

## Narrative

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

SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF FULL FLAPS. THEN DUMPED SAME. SETTLED. IMPACTED WING LOW. (-23) N834A, A PA-22, DEPARTED RUNWAY 27 AT SHADES STATE PARK AT APPROX. 5:00 PM CST. ON 10/15/95. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ROTATED AT 60 MPH AND FULL FLAPS APPLIED FOR A SHORT FIELD TAKE OFF. AN IMMEDIATE LEFT TURN WAS MADE TO STAY CLEAR OF THE TREES AT THE WEST END OF THE RUNWAY. THE FLAPS WERE RAISED AFTER TURNING AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SINK. A LEFT TURN AGAIN WAS MADE IN AN ATTEMPT TO EXIT WHAT THE PILOT FELT WAS A LARGE DOWN DRAFT. THE AIRSPEED WAS A LITTLE LOW AND THE AIRCRAFT AT 100 FT AGL WAS SINKING. THE PILOT USED THE CARBURETOR HEAT AND CHECKED BOTH MAGS. THE NOSE WAS SLIGHTLY LOWERED IN AN ATTEMPT TO GAIN AIRSPEED AND THE ALTITUDE LOSS INCREASED. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AND ROLLED INVERTED. THE PILOT AND 2 PASSENGERS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE INCLUDING THE GEAR, FUSELAGE, WINGS, FLIGHT CONTROLS, EMPENNAGE, ENGINE COMPARTMENT, AND PROP.

## 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 CHI96LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA008), Oct 15, 1995: Piper PA-22 (N834A), Crawfordsville, IN, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's premature raising of the flaps and the low airspeed.

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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