# Accident 20020121007729A: Piper PA22160, Iowa Falls, IA, January 21, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 2002, 16:00 local time
- Place: Iowa Falls, IA
- Airport: Iowa Falls Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5207° N, 93.2595° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5207&lon=-93.2595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9248D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9248D-2002-10-09) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020121007729A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT REPORTED THAT HE DEPARTED DUBUQUE, IA, AT 1430 HOURS AND AT WATERLOO, IA, HE TUNED IN ATIS FOR A REPORT. WINDS WERE AT 230 DEGREES AT 11. TEN MILES EAST OF IOWA FALLS AIRPORT, PILOT REPORTED POSITION AND CALLED FBO TO REQUEST A PICKUP AT 1600 HOURS. AT FIVE MILES EAST OF AIRPORT, PILOT REPORTED POSTION AND INDICATED HE WOULD CROSS MID-FIELD FOR A LEFT DOWN WIND TO RUNWAY 31. AFTER CROSSING, THE WIND SOCK WAS NOTED TO BE ABOUT THE SAME AS WATERLOO ATIS HAD BEEN REPORTING. TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY WAS AT THE NUMBERS, THEN THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED. PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT AND ACCIDENT OCCURRED.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 CHI02LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA068), Jan 21, 2002: Piper PA-22-160 (N9248D), Iowa Falls, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind condition and the subsequent failure to maintain control of the airplane. Factors associated with the accident were the crosswind and the rough…

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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