# NTSB CHI83LA158: Piper PA-22, N7146B, Fraser, MI, March 29, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 29, 1983, 11:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place: Fraser, MI
- Coordinates: 42.529426, -82.939704 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5294&lon=-82.9397&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 12126
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI83LA158
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/12126/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA158

## Sequence of events

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

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - flare - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - flight controls - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - wet (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT STATED HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AFTER TOUCHDOWN DURING A CROSSWIND LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO A MUDDY AREA AND NOSED OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7146B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7146B-2023-03-04), registration cancelled 2023-03-04, S/N 22-4368, 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
- Serial number: 22-4368
- Airframe hours: 10
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Frank H. Belt
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Unknown, October 17, 1982, 10 hours before
- Departed: 3BB, TROY, MI
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: D13, Mckinley, runway 9, 2,910 × 50 ft, concrete

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 56; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 138 total, 41 in this make and model, 86 as pilot in command, 18 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30 days, 6 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 360° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 39 °F, dew point 18 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 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 19830329010939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830329010939A), Mar 29, 1983: Piper PA22150, Fraser, MI, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on a crosswind landing. Ran off runway into mud and nosed over.

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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