Plane Crash List

Piper PA-22-160 N8136D

13 July 2000 · Olivia, Minnesota, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 13 July 2000 at about 14:30 local time, a Piper PA-22-160 registered N8136D, operated by Douglas J. Knudson, was involved in an accident near Olivia, Minnesota, 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.

The record

Date
at 14:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Olivia, Minnesota, United States
Nearest airport
Olivia Regional Airport (Y39)
Coordinates
44.7705, -94.9891
Aircraft
Piper PA-22-160
Registration
N8136D
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Douglas J. Knudson
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI00LA194

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

the failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the aircraft. A factor to the accident was the pocket gopher mound in the wheat field.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During landing rollout the aircraft ran off the runway and nosed over. According to a statement by the pilot, 'Skidded off runway rather than abruptly correcting problem I felt it would be safer to let aircraft coast into wheat field and then stop when all of the sudden nose wheel struck pocket gopher mound collapsing nose wheel and flipping aircraft over on back.' A postaccident examination revealed no pre-existing anomalies with the aircraft.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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