- Date
- June 16, 1985, 13:15 local (18:15 UTC)
- Place
- Starbuck, MN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N5355ZPiper PA-22-108
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850616025509A
- Case key
- 13098
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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.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Weather condition - crosswindFactor
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Lack of total experienceFactor
Flight controls - improper use ofCause
Nose over
Terrain condition - rough/uneven
Analysis
Plt landed in crosswind conditions, veered off the edge of tha rwy onto rough, unleveled terrain. The nosewheel collapsed and the aircraft nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5355Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22-108
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-9078
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-C1B, 108 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert Johnsrud
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 1, 1985
- Airport
- D32 · Starbuck Muni, runway 33, 2,512 × 205 ft, grass/turf
N5355ZRegistered now · Piper PA-22-108Airframe modelPiper PA-22-108Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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
- 60
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 99 total · 99 in this make and model · 59 as pilot in command · 16 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 10 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 68 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.