# Accident 19860119018129A: Piper PA22108, Ellensburg, WA, January 19, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 1986, 16:30 local time
- Place: Ellensburg, WA
- Airport: Valley Aviation
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9708° N, 120.4697° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9708&lon=-120.4697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5338Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5338Z-2013-04-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-108 (registry code 7102204, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22108
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 112 total, 61 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA86LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860119018129A

## Narrative

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

DRIFTED OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY DURING LANDING FLARE IN CROSSWIND. TOUCHED DOWN IN SOFT DEEP SNOW AND NOSED 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 SEA86LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA042), Jan 20, 1986: Piper PA-22-108 (N5338Z), Ellensburg, WA, 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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