# Accident 19910622023459A: Piper PA22160, Beluga, AK, June 22, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1991, 20:00 local time
- Place: Beluga, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 55.9207° N, 159.4908° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.9207&lon=-159.4908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8635D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8635D-2018-01-26) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 260 total, 160 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910622023459A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND STRUCK A DIRT BANK WHILE LANDING ON GRAVEL BAR IN SEVERE GUSTY SURFACE WIND.

## 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 ANC91LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA079), Jun 23, 1991: Piper PA-22 (N8635D), Beluga, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: WAS THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING THE LANDING ROLL. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ROUGH, UNEVEN TERRAIN AND CROSSWIND.

## Other reports on N8635D (1)

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

- [Accident 20120703014849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120703014849A), Jul 3, 2012: Piper PA-22-160 (N8635D), Mcgrath, AK, Destroyed. The pilot's written narrative stated: the gravel runway was 1700 feet in length; it trends east west and has a 2% gradient; it is highest on the east end; he…

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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