# Accident 20230319007069A: Piper PA-28-161, Maple Lake, MN, March 19, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 2023, 12:20 local time
- Place: Maple Lake, MN
- Airport: Maple Lake Municipal-Bill Mavencamp
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2359° N, 93.9848° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2359&lon=-93.9848&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9088D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9088D) (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 PA-28-161
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 74 total, 74 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230319007069A

## Narrative

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

THE STUDENT PILOT (PIC) DEPARTED KFCM, AFTER SWITCHING AIRCRAFT TWO TIMES,WITH A DESTINATION OF KMGG FOR THE PURPOSE OF TAKING A PRIVATE PILOT PRACTICAL TEST.  THE WINDS AT THE DESTINATION AIRPORT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE 190@5G17. WHEN THE PIC DEPARTED KFCM, THE LATEST METAR FOR KMGG WAS 190@9G14. UPON APPROACHING THE KMGG AIRPORT, A MOONEY WAS IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 10 FOR A FULL STOP LANDING. THE PIC WOULD HAVE PREFERRED TO USE RUNWAY 28, BUT JOINED THE PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 10 ALONG WITH THE MOONEY. EITHER RUNWAY WAS A DIRECT 90° CROSSWIND.  THE PIC NOTICED A STRONG CROSSWIND WHILE ON BASE LEG FOR RUNWAY 10.  THE PIC APPLIED RIGHT CROSSWIND CORRECTION BY TIPPING THE RIGHT WING DOWN AND ADDING LEFT RUDDER BUT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CENTERLINE, SO ELECTED TO CONDUCT A GO-AROUND. DURING THE SECOND LANDING ATTEMPT, THE PIC USED THE SAME CROSSWIND TECHNIQUE AND WAS STARTLED BY A CHANGE IN WIND SPEED/DIRECTION AS THE AIRPLANE “DIPPED STEEPLY TO THE RIGHT”. THE PIC CORRECTED AND BELIEVED TO BE ON CENTERLINE AS THE APPROACH CONTINUED. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT HAD DRIFTED TO THE LEFT OF CENTERLINE IN A SKID WHERE THE PIC WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL AND STRUCK A SNOWBANK ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY RESULTING IN A NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE AND ENGINE MOUNT DAMAGE.

## 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 CEN23LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA141), Mar 19, 2023: Piper PA-28-161 (N9088D), Maple Lake, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing with a gusting crosswind.

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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