- Date
- April 16, 1983, 11:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Alexandria, MN
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8034DPiper PA-22
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830416014689A
- Case key
- 12136
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot decided to make a precautionary landing after he heard a noise or bang which he thought was the muffler. The pilot made a decision to land on a runway which had an unfavorable wind. Control was lost when a gust of wind raised the left wing. The right wing tip struck the ground and at about 10 mph the rt main gear collapsed. Examination of the engine disclosed an exhaust stud came loose which allowed exhaust gas to blow by the gasket.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8034D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-559
- Airframe hours
- 2,248
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Francis G. Mcdaniels
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 21, 1982 · 0 hours before
- Departed
- 47Y · Pelican Rapids, MN
- Destination
- ANE · Minneapolis, MN
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- AXN · Alexandria, runway 4, 5,700 × 150 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
- 55
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,072 total · 205 in this make and model · 1,781 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 12 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 37 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AXN
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 N8034D · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.