# Accident 19961026035669A: Piper PA22150, Kasilof, AK, October 26, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1996, 14:00 local time
- Place: Kasilof, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.2797° N, 151.2594° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.2797&lon=-151.2594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7431D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7431D) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 173 total, 106 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC97LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961026035669A

## Narrative

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

PRACTICE LANDINGS ON FROZEN LAKE. RIGHT MAIN FOLDED BACK BY DIRT BERM ON FINAL. LANDED ON LAKE ON MAIN AND NOSE.

## 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 ANC97LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA006), Oct 26, 1996: Piper PA-22/20 (N7431D), Kasilof, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudgment of distance and altitude on final approach to land, which resulted in an undershoot and collision with a dirt bank before reaching the proper touchdown point. A factor related…

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.