- Date
- October 13, 1984, 11:10 local (16:10 UTC)
- Place
- St. Cloud, MN
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5221HPiper PA-16
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841013055609A
- Case key
- 12932
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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 plt stated that his ground speed was too fast during a landing due to no wind. During the go-around the acft collided with tree tops & crashed. The plt reported that he delayed his decision to perform a go-around.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5221H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-16
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 16-23
- Airframe hours
- 1,700
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235, 115 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Roger A. Weber
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · June 5, 1984 · 50 hours before
- Departed
- Y25 · Anoka, MN
- Airport
- 3MN7 · Haven, runway 33, 200 × 75 ft, grass/turf
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
- 45
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 570 total · 362 in this make and model · 462 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- STC, 8 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.