# Incident 19850417017169I: Piper PA22160, Tyonek, AK, April 17, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1985, 11:20 local time
- Place: Tyonek, AK
- Airport: Nikolai Creek
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.0139° N, 151.4489° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NIKOLAI CREEK (9AK3), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.0139&lon=-151.4489&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8420D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8420D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-160 (registry code 7102214, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22160
- Reported engine: LYC O360B2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,064 total, 175 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850417017169I

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON UNMAINTAINED STRIP DUE TO PERSONAL NEEDS. GEAR HIT BERM ON PARTIALLY PLOWED STRIP, AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER.

## Other reports on N8420D (1)

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

- [Accident 19920903035169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920903035169A), Sep 3, 1992: Piper PA22160 (N8420D), Port Alsworth, AK, Substantial damage. Engine quit on climbout from step turn water takeoff. Stalled into trees. Reported low fuel prior departure.

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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