# Accident 19940716018649A: Piper PA22150, Talkeetna, AK, July 16, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1994, 09:30 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.4496° N, 149.7892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.4496&lon=-149.7892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6066D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6066D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 860 total, 550 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC94LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940716018649A

## Narrative

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

DURING SHORT FIELD LANDING. GEAR STRUCK BUSHES NEAR RUNWAY THRESHOLD. AIRCRAFT VEERED. RIGHT MAIN GEAR BROKE OFF.

## 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 ANC94LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA084), Jul 16, 1994: Piper PA-20 (N6066D), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FROM A BUSH.

## Other reports on N6066D (2)

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

- [Accident 19930821039369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930821039369A), Aug 21, 1993: Piper PA22150 (N6066D), Jay Creek, AK, Substantial damage. Unable to fly through mountains due weather. Elected to land on gravel bar. Struck a large rock. Wing damaged.
- [Incident 19820906052389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820906052389I), Sep 6, 1982: Piper PA22150 (N6066D), Lamar, CO, Minor damage. Engine failed to respond on final. Landed short of runway. Failed to use carburetor heat.

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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