# Accident 19890619020659A: Piper PA20, Sheshalik, AK, June 19, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1989, 13:30 local time
- Place: Sheshalik, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 66.9942° N, 162.8281° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sheshalik, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.9942&lon=-162.8281&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7735K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7735K-2008-06-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,900 total, 500 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890619020659A

## Narrative

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

NOSED OVER WHEN BRAKES APPLIED AFTER LANDING. BRAKES WERE OXIDIZED AND CORRODED.

## 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 ANC89LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA097), Jun 19, 1989: Piper PA-20 (N7735K), Sheshalik, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO PERFORM AN ADEQUATE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE'S BRAKES.

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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