# NTSB CHI83LA172: Piper PA-22, N8034D, Alexandria, MN, April 16, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: April 16, 1983, 11:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place: Alexandria, MN
- Location: 45.8663° N, 95.3947° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALEXANDRIA RGNL/CHANDLER FLD (AXN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8663&lon=-95.3947&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 12136
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI83LA172
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/12136/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA172

## Sequence of events

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

- Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction, cruise - normal
  - exhaust system,gasket - loose (contributing factor)
- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - precautionary landing - selected, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- Main gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear,main gear strut - overload (contributing factor)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8034D), registered now, S/N 22-5559, built 1957 (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: 22-559
- Airframe hours: 2248
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 55; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19830416014689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830416014689A), Apr 16, 1983: Piper PA22150, Alexandria, MN, Substantial damage. Exhaust stud came loose causing pilot to make precautionary landing on runway with unfavorable wind.

## Other investigations on N8034D (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 UNK64X3254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3254), Aug 7, 1964: Piper PA22 (N8034D), Alameda, NM, 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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