# Incident 19850617030739I: Piper PA22150, Dillingham, AK, June 17, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1985, 16:00 local time
- Place: Dillingham, AK
- Airport: Dillingham
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.0447° N, 158.5055° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DILLINGHAM (DLG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.0447&lon=-158.5055&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3459Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3459Z-1989-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 20 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850617030739I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED DURING LANDING WITHOUT AILERON CONTROL. SLACK IN CABLE ALLOWED CABLE TO RIDE OVER SPROCKET

## Other reports on N3459Z (2)

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

- [Accident 19871011059179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871011059179A), Oct 11, 1987: Piper PA22150 (N3459Z), Portage Pass, AK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Encountered downdraft in mountain Pass in clouds while in a turn. Impact on left wing and nose and caught fire.
- [Accident 19850627031669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850627031669A), Jun 27, 1985: Piper PA22150 (N3459Z), Dillingham, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft ground looped during rollout in gusty crosswind.

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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