# Accident 20000407043199A: Piper PA22160, St Joseph, MO, April 7, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 2000, 14:18 local time
- Place: St Joseph, MO
- Airport: Rosecrans Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7298° N, 94.7590° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7298&lon=-94.7590&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8943D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8943D-2013-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-160 (registry code 7102214, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22160
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,867 total, 47 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000407043199A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PIC STATED THAT HE LANDED ON RWY 31 WITHOUT DIFFICULTY. HE CLEARED THE RUNWAY, CROSSED ANOTHER RUNWAY, AND BEGAN TAXIING EASTBOUND TOWARD HIS HANGAR. DURING A SLOW TURN BACK TO THE NORTH, WHICH PLACED THE WIND 90 DEGREES TO THE AIRPLANE, PIC STATED THE AIRPLANE'S TAIL LIFTED UP, THE PROP STRUCK THE GROUND, AND THE AIRPLANE ROTATED APPROXIMATELY 90 DEGREES BEFORE COMING INVERTED. DAMAGE TO N8943D CONSISTED OF BUCKLED LEFT WING STRUT, VERTICAL STABILIZER & RUDDER CRUSHED, AND AIRFRAME TUBING BENT NEAR THE WINDSCREEN.

## 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 CHI00LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA106), Apr 7, 2000: Piper PA-22-160 (N8943D), Saint Joseph, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind condition. A factor to the accident was the high winds.

## Other reports on N8943D (1)

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

- [Accident 19960519010879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960519010879A), May 19, 1996: Piper PA22160 (N8943D), Maryville, MO, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on landing due to strong crosswind, came to rest inverted in a field near runway.

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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