# Incident 19970119022369I: Piper PA22160, Hibbing, MN, January 19, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 1997, 16:11 local time
- Place: Hibbing, MN
- Airport: Chisholm-Hibbing
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4272° N, 92.9377° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hibbing, MN, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4272&lon=-92.9377&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77PL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N77PL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-A1A (registry code 42098, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-a1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22160
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 90 total, 46 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970119022369I

## Narrative

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

LANDED DESIGNATED SKI AREA. RIGHT SKI BROKE THROUGH HARD PACK. SUNK IN AND BROKE SKI OFF.

## Other reports on N77PL (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19871113069819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871113069819A), Nov 13, 1987: Piper PA22160 (N77PL), Mcgrath, MN, Substantial damage. Engine failed at cruise altitude. Forced landing in a swamp. Connecting rod bolt had broken main gear torn off.

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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