# Accident 19850916045469A: Piper STCPA22, Fairbanks, AK, September 16, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1985, 10:50 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Fairbanks International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8096° N, 147.7195° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8096&lon=-147.7195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8525D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER STCPA22
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 241 total, 25 in this make and model, 81 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC85LAA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LAA04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850916045469A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED DURING CROSSWIND LANDING. AIRCRAFT SETTLED AND WINGTIP STRUCK RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT VEERED AND STRUCK SMALL SIGN

## 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 ANC85LAA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LAA04), Sep 16, 1985: Piper PA-22-160 (N8525D), Fairbanks, 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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