# Incident 19960210005319I: Piper PA22150, Wentzville, MO, February 10, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 1996, 10:00 local time
- Place: Wentzville, MO
- Airport: Wentzville Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8164° N, 90.8670° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wentzville, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8164&lon=-90.8670&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5744D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5744D) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 350 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960210005319I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT N5744D, PA-22-150 PILOTED BY MR. ALBERT K. DONALDSON, WITH ONE PASSENGER, LANDED AT WENTZVILLE AIRPORT (M050) ON RUNWAY 18 CONCLUDING A FLIGHT FROM SMARTT FIELD (3SZ). DURING A 180 DEG. TURN AROUND TO TAXI TO THE RAMP THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED THE SOD AREA OF THE RUNWAY. DURING THE TURN THE AIRCRAFT HIT A SOFT AREA AND THE NOSE GEAR AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR SANK IN THE GROUND WHICH ALLOWED THE WIND TO HELP TIP THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT WITH THE RIGHT WING HITTING THE GROUND CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE WING TIP AND NAVIGATION LIGHT. THIS ACTION CLOSES THIS REPORT.

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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