# Accident 19960421008109A: Piper PA32260, Aitkin, MN, April 21, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1996, 17:00 local time
- Place: Aitkin, MN
- Airport: Aitkin Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.5303° N, 93.7101° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5303&lon=-93.7101&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4883S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4883S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 744 total, 40 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960421008109A

## Narrative

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

LANDING DOWNWIND. LOST CONTROL. VEERED INTO A SNOWBANK. (-23) ON APRIL 21, 1996, AT 17:00 GMT, A PIPER PA-32-260, PILOTED BY RAYMOND J. HOGAN, PRIVATE PILOT SINGLE ENGINE LAND #472369157, MADE A QUARTERLY TAIL WIND LANDING ON RUNWAY 16 AT AITKIN, MINNESOTA. THE AIRCRAFT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER TOUCHDOWN AND VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY THEN STRUCK A SNOW BANK. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT ONEIL, NB WITH A DESTINATION AT AITKIN, MN, WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR DURING THE VFR FLIGHT. WIND AT THE TIME OF LANDING WAS REPORTING 2808G18. BEFORE THE LANDING ONLY A VISUAL OBSERVATION OF THE WINDSOCK WAS MADE AND AWOS WAS NOT USED.

## 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 CHI96LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA137), Apr 22, 1996: Piper PA-32-260 (N4883S), Aitkin, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper planning/decision, which resulted in his failure (or inability) to adequately compensation for wind conditions. Factors relating to the accident were: the gusty crosswind…

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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