# Accident 19820514043669A: Piper PA20S, Gulkana, AK, May 14, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 1982, 08:41 local time
- Place: Gulkana, AK
- Airport: Gulkana
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.1002° N, 145.5300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.1002&lon=-145.5300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6952K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6952K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20S (registry code 7102004, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20S
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,066 total, 150 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC82DA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820514043669A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT BEING CHECKED OUT IN CONVENTIONAL GEARED AIRCRAFT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. INSTRUCTOR REACTION TOO LATE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC82DA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DA040), May 14, 1982: Piper PA-20S (N6952K), Gulkana, AK, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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