# Accident 20031028031289A: Piper PA22160, Lamar, MO, October 28, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 2003, 10:11 local time
- Place: Lamar, MO
- Airport: Lamar Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4894° N, 94.3114° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4894&lon=-94.3114&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8858D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8858D-2006-02-23) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 10 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031028031289A

## Narrative

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

(-23) INSTRUCTOR WAS DEMONSTRATING A TAKEOFF FOLLOWING STUDENT PRACTICE OF A LANDING. WIND WAS OBSERVED BY PILOT AS DIRECT CROSSWIND FROM LEFT AT ABOUT 10 KNOTS. AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF, BUT WOULD NOT CLIMB OR ACCELERATE. IT DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT ACROSS AIRFIELD ABOUT 800 FEET, CONTACTING A PRIVATE HANGAR ROOF AND CRASHED INTO THE TOP OF A STORAGE BUILDING.

## 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 CHI04LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA022), Oct 28, 2003: Piper PA-22-160 (N8858D), Lamar, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot not maintaining directional control, not performing an aborted takeoff and his inadequate compensation for the crosswind. Factors to the accident include the crosswind, the hangar and the…

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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