# NTSB CHI82DER02: Piper PA-22, N4533A, Austin, MN, October 9, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 9, 1981
- Place: Austin, MN · AUSTIN, MN
- Location: 43.6721° N, 92.9779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Austin, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6721&lon=-92.9779&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 16, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136477
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82DER02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DER02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2796   81/10/9   AUSTIN,MN           PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 339
        TIME - 1715                    N4533A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 123 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FERGUSON RLA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ALBERT,MN                   NORTHWOOD,IA                 AUSTIN,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4533A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4533A), registered now, S/N 22-3842, built 1956 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ferguson Rla

## 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 19811009066509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811009066509A), Oct 9, 1981: Piper PA22150, Austin, MN, Substantial damage. Tried to land on short, mowed farm strip. Surface was wet, poor braking action. Ran off end of strip and overturned

## Other investigations on N4533A (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 SEA66D0005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66D0005), Apr 25, 1965: Piper PA-22 (N4533A), Helix, OR, substantial damage

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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