# Accident 20030519009769A: Piper PA22160, Pierre, SD, May 19, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 2003, 13:45 local time
- Place: Pierre, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3828° N, 100.2858° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3828&lon=-100.2858&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9601D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9601D) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,055 total, 900 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030519009769A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI03LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA131), May 19, 2003: Piper PA-22-160 (N9601D), Pierre, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall. A contributing factor was the collapse of the main landing gear.

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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