# Accident 19900628022879A: Piper PA22160, Sitka, AK, June 28, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1990, 11:02 local time
- Place: Sitka, AK
- Airport: Sitka
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 56.7304° N, 135.0000° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=56.7304&lon=-135.0000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9993D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9993D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-160 (registry code 7102214, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22160
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 471 total, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900628022879A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL AND GROUND LOOPED LANDING IN GUSTY CROSSWIND.

## 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 SEA90LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA114), Jun 28, 1990: Piper PA-22-160 (N9993D), Sitka, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING THE LANDING ROLL. THE CROSSWIND CONDITION WAS A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT.

## Other reports on N9993D (1)

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

- [Incident 19820423017299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820423017299I), Apr 23, 1982: Piper PA20 (N9993D), Wrangell, AK, Minor damage. Landed near edge of runway. Ran off into rough ground.

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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