# Accident 19851215063859A: Piper PA22, Wasilla, AK, December 15, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 1985, 14:00 local time
- Place: Wasilla, AK
- Airport: Philos
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5664° N, 149.3076° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Philos Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5664&lon=-149.3076&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7773K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7773K-2025-10-04) (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 PA22
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC86LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851215063859A

## Narrative

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

LANDED LONG AND FAST DOWNWIND. GROUND LOOPED TO PREVENT OVERRUNNING THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A PARKED AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ANC86LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA016), Dec 15, 1985: Piper PA-20 (N7773K), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7773K (1)

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

- [Accident 19820823041169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820823041169A), Aug 23, 1982: Piper PA20 (N7773K), Eagle River, AL, Substantial damage. Crash occurred when engine quit on takeoff due to fuel contamination.

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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