- Date
- January 9, 1993, 10:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- La Pointe, WI
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7057BPiper PA-22-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 3, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930109000259A
- Case key
- 15648
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Probable cause
Spatial disorientation of the pilot.
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 was attempting to land on an island airport. He made a low pass to blow loose snow off on the runway. As he was climbing out, he lost the horizon, and began a turn back to the airport. He became disoriented during the turn, and dragged a wingtip on the frozen lake. The airplane flipped onto its back and slid to a stop.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7057B
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-4313
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A1A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Paul J. Beckman & Radd Johnson
- Registered owner
- Paul J. Beckman & Radd Johnson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 10, 1992
- Departed
- ASX · Ashland, WI
- Airport
- WI32 · Madeline Island, runway 22, 3,000 × 75 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
- 56
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,400 total · 500 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 10 °F, dew point 14 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DLH, 59 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.