# Accident 19890618016819A: Piper PA22108, Alder Creek, AK, June 18, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1989, 17:00 local time
- Place: Alder Creek, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N4912Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4912Z-2012-12-18) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890618016819A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ON TAKEOFF ROLL AND NOSED OVER. APPARENTLY HIT BRAKES TRYING TO REGAIN CONTROL. SMALL DIRT STRIP.

## 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 ANC89LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA101), Jun 19, 1989: Piper PA-22-108 (N4912Z), Alder Creek, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN (UNIMPROVED STRIP) BY THE PILOT. SOFT/UNEVEN TERRAIN & LOW BUSHES ON THE STRIP, AS WELL AS ALDERS BESIDE THE STRIP, WERE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.

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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