# Accident 19830823066739A: Piper PA22160, Alzada, MT, August 23, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1983, 07:30 local time
- Place: Alzada, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2290° N, 104.5300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2290&lon=-104.5300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9038D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9038D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-160 (registry code 7102214, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22160
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,693 total, 3,693 in this make and model, 98 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN83LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA205) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830823066739A

## Narrative

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

SHOCK STRUT BROKE DURING LANDING ON ROUGH TERRAIN CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER.

## 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 DEN83LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA205), Aug 23, 1983: Piper PA-22 (N9038D), Alzada, MT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9038D (2)

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

- [Accident 20040629015039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040629015039A), Jun 29, 2004: Piper PA22160 (N9038D), Tyonek, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) On June 29, 2004, about 1530 Alaska daylight time, a PA-22-160 airplane, N9038D, modified with conventional landing gear, and equipped with tundra tires,…
- [Incident 19840606038859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840606038859I), Jun 6, 1984: Piper PA22160 (N9038D), Rapid City, SD, Minor damage. Struck a powerline on approach. Landed on an abandoned roadway. Radio station went off air.

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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