# NTSB CEN13CA185: Piper PA22, N2238A, Baraga, MI, March 2, 2013 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: March 2, 2013, 12:09 local (17:09 UTC) - Place: Baraga, MI - Coordinates: 46.77, -88.486663 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7700&lon=-88.4867&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Taxi: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 2 minor - Status: Completed, report June 24, 2013 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA Grand Rapids FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 86346 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN13CA185 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/86346/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=86346 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA185 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during taxi. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-22, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=7102202), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Action: lack of action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-22, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030/cases.md?model=7102202), [All aircraft, 792 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Taxi: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-22, 12 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=7102202), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Taxi: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Piper PA-22, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=7102202), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that he had landed his airplane on the plowed surface of an icy runway and was taxiing when he lost directional control. The airplane impacted a snow bank on the edge of the runway. The airplane’s nose gear collapsed, and the engine mount and forward fuselage were substantially damaged. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that he had landed his wheel equipped airplane on the plowed surface of an ice runway and was taxiing when directional control was lost. The airplane impacted a snow bank on the edge of the runway. The airplane’s nose gear collapsed and the engine mount and forward fuselage were substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2238A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2238A-2014-08-07), registration cancelled 2014-08-07, S/N 22-637, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA22 (135) - Registry model: [Piper PA-22](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (registry code 7102202) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 22-637 - Airframe hours: 2571 - Engines: LYCOMING O290 135 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Blue Harbor Energy LLC - Registered owner: Blue Harbor Energy LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, September 13, 2012 - Departed: CMX, Hancock, MI - Destination: NONE, Baraga, MI - Airport: NONE, Temporary Airstrip, runway 03, 2,000 × 50 ft, snow ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 62; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review July 28, 2012; seat: left; flight hours: 741 total, 177 in this make and model, 694 as pilot in command, 5 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days - Other flight crew; age 24; injuries: none; student; medical: class 3, unknown; seat: right; flight hours: 5 total ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 350° at 7 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 1,700 ft broken - Temperature: 18 °F, dew point 9 °F - Altimeter: 30.25 inHg - Observed at: KCMX, 23 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20130302002739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130302002739A), Mar 2, 2013: Piper PA-22, Baraga, MI, Substantial damage. Aircraft departed hancock mi (kcmx) weather VFR no flight plan, with pilot and one passenger on board. Personal eaa fun flight to plowed ice landing spot on… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 29, 2013, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=86346. 989 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 989 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40389007&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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