# NTSB CHI72DEP03: Piper PA-22, N7821D, Washingtn Isl, WI, July 22, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 22, 1971
- Place: Washingtn Isl, WI · WASHINGTN ISL, WI
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 13, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162360
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72DEP03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72DEP03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2699  71/7/22    WASHINGTN ISL,WIS   PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 177
        TIME - 1200                    N7821D              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WASHINGTON ISLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ESCANABA,MICH               WASHINGTN ISL,WIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- MADE APCH TO RWY WITH OBSTRUCTIONS. OTHER RWY CLR. WIND CALM
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7821D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7821D-1976-03-11), registration cancelled 1976-03-11, S/N 22-5467 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Washington Island

## Other investigations on N7821D (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 CHI76FEA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEA23), Jan 31, 1976: Piper PA-22 (N7821D), Nashville, IN, destroyed

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.

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