# Accident 19940808021749A: Piper PA22150, Deadhorse, AK, August 8, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1994, 14:30 local time
- Place: Deadhorse, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 70.4299° N, 149.2892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=70.4299&lon=-149.2892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4450A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4450A) (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 O320A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 222 total, 166 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC94LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940808021749A

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING. GROUND LOOPED. CORRODED STRUT. BROKE NEAR AXLE SPINDEL. RECENT ANNUAL.

## 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 ANC94LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA114), Aug 8, 1994: Piper PA-22-150 (N4450A), Deadhorse, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE SEPARATION OF THE LANDING GEAR TUBE AT THE SPINDLE DUE TO CORROSION. AN INADEQUATE ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT.

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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