- Date
- March 21, 1983, 18:05 local (Mar 22, 1983, 00:05 UTC)
- Place
- Sandstone, MN
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7045DPiper PA-22
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830321010809A
- Case key
- 12118
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot reported that soon after touchdown, the aircraft began to veer to the left and attempts to correct the situation failed. Subsequently, the aircraft impacted a snowbank and was damaged.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7045D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-4942
- Airframe hours
- 3,251
- Engine
- Lycoming O-290-D, 135 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- R & R Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 6, 1982 · 20 hours before
- Departed
- 9Y7 · Fosston, MN
- Destination
- 5Y7 · Sandstone
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- 57Y · Sandstone, runway 35, 2,900 × 60 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 50
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 454 total · 21 in this make and model · 418 as pilot in command · 12 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 28 °F, dew point 12 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N7045D · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.