Piper PA-28-181 N92505
23 March 2003 · Owatonna, Minnesota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 March 2003 at about 15:15 local time, a Piper PA-28-181 registered N92505 was involved in an accident near Owatonna, Minnesota, United States. 4 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 15:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Owatonna, Minnesota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Owatonna Degner Regional (OWA)
- Coordinates
- 44.1233, -93.2606
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-181
- Registration
- N92505
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Flying Cloud → Owatonna
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI03LA092
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Probable cause
The pilots loss of directional control on landing and subsequent collision with terrain. Contributing factors were the crosswind, the airport lights, and the ditch.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane veered off the left side of runway 12 and impacted terrain. The pilot reported the wings were level at the time of touchdown. After the airplane veered off the runway the pilot pitched the nose up and increased power to avoid colliding with airport lights and a ditch. The winds were reported from 190 degrees at 14 knots at the time of the accident.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Aug 2003 | Piper PA-28-180 | Nampa, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 May 2003 | Piper PA-28-180 | Montgomery, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 2003 | Piper PA-28-140 | Winchester, Tennessee, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 2003 | Piper PA-28-181 | Bullhead City, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 2003 | Piper PA-28-140 | Hamilton, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jan 2003 | Piper PA-28-180 | Poughkeepsie, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 9,402 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Apr 2003 | Smith RANS S-7 | Baudette, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Mar 2003 | Cessna 172N | Foley, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 20 Mar 2003 | Aero Commander 500-B | Mankato, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jan 2003 | Cirrus SR-22 | Hill City, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 22 Aug 2003 | Cessna 172S | Lake Elmo, Minnesota, United States | Wings, Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
| 13 Nov 2003 | Saab-Scania SAAB 340B | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | Mesaba Airlines Inc. | No injuries | - |