NTSB CHI83LA172 — 1983-04-16 · ALEXANDRIA, Minnesota, United States

Current FAA registration · N8034D

Make / Model: PIPER PA-22-150
Year of manufacture: 1957 · 26 years old at event
Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19800314
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S AAEFEA

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N8034D Piper PA-22 None

Factual narrative

THE PILOT DECIDED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AFTER HE HEARD A NOISE OR BANG WHICH HE THOUGHT WAS THE MUFFLER. THE PILOT MADE A DECISION TO LAND ON A RUNWAY WHICH HAD AN UNFAVORABLE WIND. CONTROL WAS LOST WHEN A GUST OF WIND RAISED THE LEFT WING. THE RIGHT WING TIP STRUCK THE GROUND AND AT ABOUT 10 MPH THE RT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE DISCLOSED AN EXHAUST STUD CAME LOOSE WHICH ALLOWED EXHAUST GAS TO BLOW BY THE GASKET. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_CHI83LA172.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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