Piper PA-22-150 N1644P

Summary

On 8 June 1985 at about 19:00 local time, a Piper PA-22-150 registered N1644P, operated by REX Dalzell, was involved in an accident near Osceola, Wisconsin, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

8 June 1985 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Osceola, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Osceola (OEO)

Coordinates

45.3105, -92.6892

Aircraft

Piper PA-22-150

Registration

N1644P

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

REX Dalzell

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI85LA228

1 person had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE SOLO STUDENT PLT ATTEMPTED TO LAND THE ACFT WITH AN APRX 90 DEG X-WIND OF 24 KTS GUSTING TO 32 KTS. FEELING UNSURE OF THE CONDITIONS ON HIS FIRST APCH, HE DECIDED TO MAKE A GO AROUND. THIS HE SUCCESSFULLY ACCOMPLISHED. ON HIS SECOND ATTEMPT, HE WAS ABLE TO LAND THE ACFT ON THE RWY BUT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN PROPER RWY ALIGNMENT. HE ELECTED TO GO AROUND ONCE AGAIN BUT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE ACFT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY WHERE IT CAME TO REST AFTER GROUND LOOPING AND COLLAPSING THE LANDING GEAR.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.