# Accident 20190307000979A: Piper PA-22-150, Superior, WI, March 7, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 2019, 17:45 local time
- Place: Superior, WI
- Airport: Richard I Bong
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.6950° N, 92.0950° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6950&lon=-92.0950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N522DN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N522DN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-B2B (registry code 42138, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-b2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320-B2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 841 total, 153 in this make and model, 81 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190307000979A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND, TOUCH-N-GO ON RWY 22 AT SUPERIOR WI (SUW) PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, DURING THE "GO AROUND ATTEMPT" THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A SNOW BANK ON THE NORTH EAST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED.

## 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 GAA19CA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA157), Mar 7, 2019: Piper PA22 (N522DN), Superior, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing on a snow- and ice-covered runway, which resulted in impact with a snowbank and a nose-over.

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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