# Accident 19890529013139A: Piper PA22, Anchorage, AK, May 29, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1989, 10:00 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2828P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2828P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22 (registry code 7102202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 138 total, 108 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890529013139A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT. NOSED OVER LANDING ON A RIVER GRAVEL BAR. ENGINE CASE HAD CRACKED.

## 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 ANC89LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA079), May 29, 1989: Piper PA-22 (N2828P), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A CRACK ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE CRANKCASE WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF LUBRICATING OIL AND WHICH FORCED THE PILOT TO LAND ON A GRAVEL BAR WHICH RESULTED IN A NOSE OVER DURING LANDING.

## Other reports on N2828P (3)

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

- [Accident 20150531013389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150531013389A), May 31, 2015: Piper PA-22 (N2828P), Skwentna, AK, Destroyed. Accident occurred on may 31st, 2015 at approximately 8PM. The student pilot/pic had planned a goose bay, talkeetna, and Skwentna, Alaska solo cross-country…
- [Incident 19880628033139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880628033139I), Jun 28, 1988: Piper PA22 (N2828P), Beluga, AK, Minor damage. Lost directional control on takeoff roll from a road. Veered off road and hit some brush. Landing gear broke off.
- [Incident 19880303022909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880303022909I), Mar 3, 1988: Piper PA22 (N2828P), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Lost directional control on a touch and go landing. Veered off runway.

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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