# Accident 19881015047349A: Piper PA22135, Soldotna, AK, October 15, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1988, 16:20 local time
- Place: Soldotna, AK
- Airport: Soldotna
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.3208° N, 150.7898° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.3208&lon=-150.7898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1208C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1208C-2013-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-135 (registry code 7102206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22135
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 188 total, 27 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881015047349A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING AND THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED.

## 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 ANC89LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA010), Oct 16, 1988: Piper PA-22 (N1208C), Soldotna, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1208C (1)

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

- [Incident 19980518018749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980518018749I), May 18, 1998: Piper PA22135 (N1208C), Kodiak, AK, Minor damage. Encountered unforcast wx enroute. Elected land floatplane on kitoi bay. Landed hard due gusts. Damaged float strut.

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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