# Accident 19900714026279A: Piper PA22, Port Moller, AK, July 14, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1990, 18:30 local time
- Place: Port Moller, AK
- Airport: Port Moller Afs Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 55.9208° N, 159.4898° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.9208&lon=-159.4898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1765A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1765A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22 (registry code 7102202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- Reported engine: LYC O290D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 91 total, 91 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900714026279A

## Narrative

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

FLIPPED OVER ON SOFT SAND RUNWAY WHILE LANDING IN GUSTY CROSSWIND. HAD ONE HOUR DUAL AND NO SIGN OFF FOR SOLO.

## 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 ANC90LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA118), Jul 15, 1990: Piper PA-22 (N1765A), Port Moller, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE UNFAVORABLE WINDS, THE SOFT RUNWAY SURFACE, AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF TRAINING AND TOTAL…

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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