# NTSB CHI83LA149: Piper PA-22, N7045D, Sandstone, MN, March 22, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 21, 1983, 18:05 local (Mar 22, 1983, 00:05 UTC)
- Place: Sandstone, MN
- Coordinates: 46.120841, -92.859909 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1208&lon=-92.8599&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 12118
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI83LA149
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/12118/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA149

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - snowbank (contributing factor)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7045D-1990-06-19), registration cancelled 1990-06-19, S/N 224942 (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
- Serial number: 22-4942
- Airframe hours: 3251
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 50; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19830321010809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830321010809A), Mar 21, 1983: Piper PA22150, Sandstone, MN, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control during landing roll, aircraft ran off runway into snowbank.

## Other investigations on N7045D (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 IAD79DLJ11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79DLJ11), Jul 25, 1979: Piper PA-22 (N7045D), Ocean Isle, NC, 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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