# Accident 19891005038919A: Piper PA22150, Dillingham, AK, October 5, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1989, 13:44 local time
- Place: Dillingham, AK
- Airport: Dillingham
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.8197° N, 157.8604° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.8197&lon=-157.8604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5715D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5715D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,700 total, 100 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891005038919A

## Narrative

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

MADE A HARD LANDING, LOST CONTROL AND VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO A DEEP GULLY. POSSIBLY LANDED IN A CRAB ANGLE.

## 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 ANC90LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA003), Oct 5, 1989: Piper PA-22 (N5715D), Dillingham, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR.

## Other reports on N5715D (2)

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

- [Incident 19910413017799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910413017799I), Apr 13, 1991: Piper PA22150 (N5715D), N Charlestown, NH, Minor damage. Pilot elected to takeoff downwind due to wet spot on grass strip. Insufficient air speed. Settled and flipped over.
- [Accident 19750614015499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750614015499A), Jun 14, 1975: Piper PA22150 (N5715D), Van Buren, AR, 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.