Piper PA-22 N9534D
13 June 1992 · Breezy Point, Minnesota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 June 1992 at about 16:30 local time, a Piper PA-22 registered N9534D, operated by Fichuk, Peter & DAN, was involved in an accident near Breezy Point, 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 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Breezy Point, Minnesota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Breezy Point (D16)
- Coordinates
- 46.6010, -94.3207
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-22
- Registration
- N9534D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Fichuk, Peter & DAN
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Rush City → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI92LA177
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Probable cause
THE PARTIAL FAILURE OF THE TAIL WHEEL ASSEMBLY DUE TO A FATIGUE FRACTURE OF AN INTERNAL SPRING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE LANDING ROLL AND GROUND LOOPED TO THE RIGHT. EXAMINATION OF THE TAIL WHEEL ASSEMBLY REVEALED A BROKEN INTERNAL SPRING CLIP WITH A FATIGUE INDUCED FRACTURE EMANATING FROM SEVERAL SURFACE CORROSION PITS. PRIOR TO DISASSEMBLY THE TAIL WHEEL UNIT WOULD TURN FREELY TO THE RIGHT BUT NOT TO THE LEFT. ONCE THE UNIT WAS DISASSEMBLED AND THE BROKEN SPRING CLIP REMOVED, THE ASSEMBLED UNIT TURNED FREELY IN BOTH DIRECTIONS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jan 1992 | Piper PA-22-150 | Griffin, Georgia, United States | Brown, Thomas R. | No injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 1992 | Piper PA-22-150 | Palmer, Alaska, United States | David J. Payne | No injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 1992 | Piper PA-22-160 | West Branch, Michigan, United States | Schultz, Ronald L. | No injuries | - |
| 10 May 1992 | Piper PA-22 | Twin Hills, Alaska, United States | Patterson, Frederich | No injuries | - |
| 1 Nov 1992 | Piper PA-22-150 | Reno, Nevada, United States | Nelson, Kevin | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 1992 | Piper PA-22-160 | Saline, Michigan, United States | Paul D. Cartman, JR. | Serious injuries | - |
All 3,095 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Nov 1992 | Cessna 152 | St. Cloud, Minnesota, United States | St. Cloud State University | No injuries | - |
| 12 Nov 1992 | Piper PA-28-180 | Mankato, Minnesota, United States | Northstar Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 1992 | Cessna 172 | Elk River, Minnesota, United States | Wallace D. Pederson | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Jan 1992 | Cessna 182 | Lake Elmo, Minnesota, United States | STC Aviation, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jan 1992 | Piper PA-23-150 | Grand Rapids, Minnesota, United States | Weske, Douglas P | No injuries | - |
| 24 Dec 1992 | Beechcraft V35A | Marshall, Minnesota, United States | Midwest Aviation DIV. of SW AV | No injuries | - |