# Accident 20080617840749A: Piper PA22150, Wadena, MN, June 17, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 2008, 10:30 local time
- Place: Wadena, MN
- Airport: Wadena Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.4500° N, 95.2064° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4500&lon=-95.2064&mi=10
- Aircraft: N697DM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N697DM-2018-03-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,106 total, 3 in this make and model, 241 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080617840749A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 34 AT KADC.  THE WIND WAS GUSTING FROM 280 DEGREES TO 320 DEGREES FROM 8 TO 12 KNOTS.  AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING COLLAPSING THE LEFT MAIN GEAR.  AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AND LEFT ELEVATOR.

## 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 CHI08CA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA167), Jun 17, 2008: Piper PA-22-150 (N697DM), Wadena, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the tail wheel airplane during the landing roll. A factor associated with the accident was the pilot's lack of recent experience in tail wheel airplanes.

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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