Piper PA-22-150 N5942D
3 September 1993 · Clay Center, Nebraska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 September 1993 at about 21:55 local time, a Piper PA-22-150 registered N5942D was involved in an accident near Clay Center, Nebraska, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Clay Center, Nebraska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Clay Center
- Coordinates
- 40.5198, -98.0500
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-22-150
- Registration
- N5942D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI93LA350
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
inadequate preflight planning by the pilot. Factors associated with this accident were a soft runway with high grass and the airplane's failure to attain a climb once airborne.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
WHILE TAXIING FOR DEPARTURE THE PILOT REMARKED TO A PASSENGER THAT THE RUNWAY SURFACE FELT SOFT. THE PILOT REPORTED THE GRASS ON THE RUNWAY SURFACE WAS EIGHT INCHES HIGH. ACCELERATION DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL WAS SLOW ACCORDING TO THE PILOT. HE STATED HE ATTAINED 55 MPH AND EXTENDED FULL FLAPS AFTER USING 75 PERCENT OF THE AVAILABLE RUNWAY. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE AIRPLANE CLIMBED TO AN ALTITUDE OF 25 FEET WHERE IT ENCOUNTERED A DOWNDRAFT. THE AIRPLANE DID NOT CLIMB SO THE PILOT DECIDED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. DURING THE LANDING THE AIRPLANE'S NOSEWHEEL STRUCK A COMBINE RUT AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER IN THREE FOOT HIGH GRASS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-22 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Mar 1993 | Piper PA-22 | Drift River, Alaska, United States | Johnson, Ronald B. | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1993 | Piper PA-22-108 | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | Hammer, LEO J. | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1993 | Piper PA-22-20 | Oakdale, California, United States | ED Ferro | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jan 1993 | Piper PA-22-150 | La Pointe, Wisconsin, United States | Paul J. Beckman & Radd Johnson | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1993 | Piper PA-22 | South St. Paul, Minnesota, United States | Miller, Mitchel A. | No injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 1993 | Piper PA-22 | Jay Creek, Alaska, United States | Gifford, William D. | No injuries | - |
All 3,095 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Apr 1993 | Beechcraft C99 | Shelton, Nebraska, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 6 Apr 1993 | Piper PA-38-112 | Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States | Offutt AFB Aero Club | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Oct 1993 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Atkinson, Nebraska, United States | First Nat'l Bank of Valentine | Fatal | 5 |
| 2 Feb 1993 | Stinson 108-3 | Omaha, Nebraska, United States | Petterson, Charles A. | No injuries | - |
| 7 Feb 1993 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Lincoln, Nebraska, United States | Johnson, Rollie C. | No injuries | - |
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