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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-22-160 · Pierre, SD · May 19, 2003

Date: May 19, 2003 · 13:45 local
Place: Pierre, SD
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9601D
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI03LA131
Reported as: Piper PA22160
Reported engine: Lycoming O320B2A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,055 total900 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N9601DRegistered now · Piper PA-22-160S/N 22-6510 · Built 1958 Airframe modelPiper PA-22-160 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The pilot with one passenger was attempting a northerly landing in a field near the Pierre, south dakota (pir) v.o.r. they planned to land and hunt prairie dogs. The pilot flew over the powerline and planned on a short field landing. As he crossed the powerlines, he stated that he pulled off the power. The pilot also stated he immediately lost his airspeed and the aircraft landed hard in the field. The main gear collapsed and also there was substantial damage to the firewall and fuselage. There were no reported injuries to the pilot or his passenger. Note: weather data indicated there were gusty northwest winds in the vicinity. Received assistance from airworthiness inspector gary soldwisch.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT WITH ONE PASSENGER WAS ATTEMPTING A NORTHERLY LANDING IN A FIELD NEAR THE PIERRE, SOUTH DAKOTA (PIR) V.O.R. THEY PLANNED TO LAND AND HUNT PRAIRIE DOGS. THE PILOT FLEW OVER THE POWERLINE AND PLANNED ON A SHORT FIELD LANDING. AS HE CROSSED THE POWERLINES, HE STATED THAT HE PULLED OFF THE POWER. THE PILOT ALSO STATED HE IMMEDIATELY LOST HIS AIRSPEED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD IN THE FIELD. THE MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AND ALSO THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL AND FUSELAGE. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR HIS PASSENGER. NOTE: WEATHER DATA INDICATED THERE WERE GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE VICINITY. RECEIVED ASSISTANCE FROM AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR GARY SOLDWISCH.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB CHI03LA131Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPierre, SDThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall. A contributing factor was the collapse of the main landing gear.May 19, 2003 · Substantial damage