# NTSB CHI96LA161: Piper PA-22, N8943D, Maryville, MO, May 19, 1996 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: May 19, 1996, 10:45 local (15:45 UTC) - Place: Maryville, MO - Coordinates: 40.3404, -94.870033 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3404&lon=-94.8700&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 3, 1996 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 10248 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI96LA161 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/10248/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA161 ## Probable cause the pilot's selection of an unsuitable area to taxi off the narrow runway in order to turn around. The proximity of the ditch was a related factor. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selected, pilot in command (cause) - object - runway light - maneuver to avoid obstructions - performed, pilot in command - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor) - Nose over, landing ## Analysis After landing with a 40 degree crosswind, the pilot allowed the airplane to drift left off the runway, so he could turn back into the wind and back-taxi on the runway. He then saw a runway light ahead and maneuvered the airplane farther left to avoid the light. Shortly after that, the airplane entered a ditch. The airplane's nose wheel then sank in soft terrain, and the airplane nosed over. ## Factual narrative On May 19, 1996, at 1045 central daylight time (cdt), a Piper PA- 22, N8943D, piloted by a private pilot, was substantially damaged when it nosed over following a loss of directional control during landing roll at Maryville Rankin Airport, Maryville, Missouri. The pilot reported no injuries. The business 14 CFR Part 91 flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions. No flight plan was on file. The flight departed Saint Joseph, Missouri, at 1020 cdt. According to the pilot's written statement, he used the wind direction and speed from the departing airport (at the time of the accident, Saint Joseph Automatic Weather Observation Station reported winds from 190 degrees at 20 knots with gusts to 28 knots) as a guide for planning his approach to his destination airport. He stated that the wind direction had actually changed to a more westerly direction then he was expecting it to be. After landing on runway 17, he stated "...the aircraft wanted to drift off the left side of the runway. I should have held it on the runway, but wrongly assumed it would be no problem to drift over into the grass and then make a right turn into the wind and back onto the runway to back-taxi. I did not realize that there was a runway light coming up. I drifted farther left to go outside the runway light... ." The pilot did not notice an open ditch in front of the airplane. The airplane's nose wheel entered soft terrain and the airplane nosed over. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N8943D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8943D-2013-05-17), registration cancelled 2013-05-17, S/N 22-6101, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Piper PA-22 - Registry model: [Piper PA-22-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (registry code 7102214) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 22-6101 - Airframe hours: 3714 - Engines: Lycoming O-320-B2A 160 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Seibel, Eugene - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, October 1, 1995, 49 hours before - Departed: STJ, SAINT JOSEPH, MO - Destination: 78Y - Airport: 78Y, Maryville Rankin, runway 17, 3,165 × 35 ft, concrete ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 45; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 1,368 total, 1,147 in this make and model, 1,303 as pilot in command, 24 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 190° at 20 knots, gusting 28 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 15,000 ft broken - Temperature: 88 °F, dew point 64 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: STJ, 27 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19960519010879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960519010879A), May 19, 1996: Piper PA22160, Maryville, MO, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on landing due to strong crosswind, came to rest inverted in a field near runway. ## Other investigations on N8943D (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 CHI00LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA106), Apr 7, 2000: Piper PA-22-160 (N8943D), Saint Joseph, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind condition. A factor to the accident was the high winds. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.