# Accident 19950106044109A: Piper PA15, Unalaska, AK, January 6, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 1995, 18:15 local time
- Place: Unalaska, AK
- Airport: Unalaska
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 53.8895° N, 166.5399° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=53.8895&lon=-166.5399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4492H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4492H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-15 (registry code 7101502, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA15
- Reported engine: CONT C858
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 187 total, 2 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC95LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950106044109A

## Narrative

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

GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING ROLL. RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. WING DRAGGED ON GROUND. LOW TIME AND A LEAKY BRAKE FACTOR

## 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 ANC95LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA026), Jan 6, 1995: Piper PA-17 (N4492H), Dutch Harbor, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PARTIAL FAILURE OF THE RIGHT BRAKE DUE TO A LEAKY BRAKE LINE.

## Other reports on N4492H (1)

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

- [Accident 20040229005559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040229005559A), Feb 29, 2004: Piper PA15 (N4492H), Skwentna, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) According to the pilot, while in cruise flight the aircraft suddenly went into a left bank and nose down attitude. When the pilot reduced power the bank…

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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