# Accident 19821007054389A: Piper PA20, Fairbanks, AK, October 7, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1982, 16:30 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Phillips
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8101° N, 147.7196° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8101&lon=-147.7196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4946M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4946M-2021-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20
- Reported engine: LYC O290D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,851 total, 12 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC83FAA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83FAA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821007054389A

## Narrative

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

USED TOO MUCH BRAKE TRYING TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING ROLL. NOSED OVER. INVALID MEDICAL CERTIFICATE

## 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 ANC83FAA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83FAA01), Oct 8, 1982: Piper PA-20-A (N4946M), Phillips Field, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4946M (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19930714023789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930714023789A), Jul 14, 1993: Piper PA20 (N4946M), Circle Hot Spri, AK, Substantial damage. Lost control taxiing for takeoff. Surface was ruted and loose rocks. Beleived a rock locked a brake.

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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