Piper PA-22 N8943D

Summary

On 19 May 1996 at about 15:45 local time, a Piper PA-22 registered N8943D was involved in an accident near Maryville, Missouri, United States. One person was 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.

Date

19 May 1996 at 15:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Maryville, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Maryville Rankin (78Y)

Coordinates

40.3404, -94.8700

Aircraft

Piper PA-22

Registration

N8943D

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Saint Joseph → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI96LA161

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's selection of an unsuitable area to taxi off the narrow runway in order to turn around. The proximity of the ditch was a related factor.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

After landing with a 40 degree crosswind, the pilot allowed the airplane to drift left off the runway, so he could turn back into the wind and back-taxi on the runway. He then saw a runway light ahead and maneuvered the airplane farther left to avoid the light. Shortly after that, the airplane entered a ditch. The airplane's nose wheel then sank in soft terrain, and the airplane nosed over.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.