# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-22-150: Other weather encounter

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB CEN24LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA092.md): Piper PA22 · Dalhart, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 11, 2024 · N2513P · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power due to carburetor icing and the pilot’s failure to utilize carburetor heat in meteorological conditions conducive to the formation of carburetor icing.
- [NTSB ANC20CA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20CA087.md): Piper PA22 · Lake Louise, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · Aug 22, 2020 · N3251Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s decision to takeoff in shifting winds from a remote unimproved gravel bar, which resulted in a failure to attain an airspeed suitable for flight and a loss of control.
- [NTSB GAA19CA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA333.md): Piper PA22 · Riverside, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 9, 2019 · N6865B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to the maintain the runway heading during landing with a crosswind, which resulted in impact with runway lighting and a subsequent ground loop during the landing roll.
- [NTSB GAA18CA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA324.md): Piper PA 22 · Talkeetna, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 4, 2018 · N7257D · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s improper landing flare and failure to maintain a proper descent rate during approach, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB CEN16LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA252.md): Piper PA-22-150 · Houghton Lake Heights, MI · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 2, 2016 · N5788D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's delayed reaction to the variable wind condition, which resulted in an excessive descent rate and the airplane's subsequent collision with a wire fence short of the runway.
- [NTSB ERA14CA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA243.md): Piper PA 22-150 · Meadville, PA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 9, 2014 · N4305A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during an attempted go around in gusty wind conditions which resulted in a collision with terrain.
- [NTSB DEN08CA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08CA147.md): Piper PA-22 · Star City, AR · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 1, 2008 · N7253D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot failed to maintain directional control during landing. Contributing to the accident were the crosswinds and the rough terrain near the runway.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7102210')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND s.aircrafts_position = x.position AND s."tier2Number" = '400' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE "isDefiningEvent")))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence?model=7102210

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