# Accident 20080824846239A: Piper PA28161, New Ulm, MN, August 24, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 2008, 18:20 local time
- Place: New Ulm, MN
- Airport: New Ulm Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3214° N, 94.5036° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3214&lon=-94.5036&mi=10
- Aircraft: N523PU, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N523PU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 153 total, 87 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA265) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080824846239A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT LANDED IN NEW ULM AND WAS TAXIING TO A PARKING SPACE. WHILE PULLING INTO THE PARKING SPACE THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WENT ONTO THE GRASS AREA AND WENT INTO AN UNCOVERED MANHOLE SUBSEQUENTLY TIPPED ONTO ITS LEFT WING.

## 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 CHI08CA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA265), Aug 24, 2008: Piper PA-28-161 (N523PU), New Ulm, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of airport personnel to correct a hazardous condition on the airport. A factor was the uncovered manhole.

## Other reports on N523PU (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20011106031009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011106031009A), Nov 6, 2001: Piper PA28161 (N523PU), New Ulm, MN, No damage. (-23) Simulated engine out landing initiated at 4,500 MSL. Student positioned aircraft for landing on runway 22 (a grass runway). Instructor directed student…
- [Accident 19940917033869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940917033869A), Sep 17, 1994: Piper PA28161 (N523PU), Lafayette, IN, Substantial damage. First solo bounced landing. Lost control. Bounced off runway into air sideways and crashed. No balked landing dual.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.