# NTSB MKC83FCQ02: Piper PA-22-108, N4581Z, Baxter Springs, KS, October 17, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Final report
- Date: October 17, 1982, 18:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place: Baxter Springs, KS
- Coordinates: 37.019664, -94.730247 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0197&lon=-94.7302&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report October 17, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 69897
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC83FCQ02
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69897/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FCQ02

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, approach - vfr pattern - base leg/base to final
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command
- In flight collision with terrain/water, approach - vfr pattern - base leg/base to final

## Analysis

A WITNESS OBSERVED THE ACFT'S NOSE PITCH UP WHEN THE ACFT WAS ON A RIGHT BASE TURNING FINAL. THE ACFT STARTED TURNING LEFT & HIT THE GROUND.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4581Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22-108
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 22-8090
- Airframe hours: 20005
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-C1B 108 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: R.L.Turner
- Registered owner: R.L.Turner
- Departed: KANSAS CITY, MO
- Destination: BAXTER SPRINGS, KS
- Airport: H31, Walter A.Swalley Airpark, runway 35, 2,860 × 47 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 44; airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 10,000 total, 200 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 170° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft overcast
- Temperature: 140 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## 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 19821017053009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821017053009A), Oct 17, 1982: Piper PA22108, Baxter Springs, KS, Substantial damage. Pilot lost control of aircraft while turning low final for a downwind landing. Airplane struck a tree.

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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