# Accident 19970622015389A: Piper STCPA22, Hoonah, AK, June 22, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1997, 11:15 local time
- Place: Hoonah, AK
- Airport: Hoonah Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.1105° N, 135.4009° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.1105&lon=-135.4009&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7025B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7025B-2013-05-03) (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 STCPA22
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 335 total, 30 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC97LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970622015389A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON TAKEOFF. (FROM .4) THE PILOT REPORTED HE HAD RECENTLY PURCHASED THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE, A TRICYCLE GEAR AIRPLANE CONVERTED TO A TAIL WHEEL CONFIGURATION, AND WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS TO BECOME MORE FAMILIAR WITH ITS HANDLING CHARACTERISTICS.  ON THE ACCIDENT LANDING, HE SAID THE AIRPLANE BEGIN TO VEER TO THE RIGHT, AND THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.  THE AIRPLANE WENT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND DOWN A SMALL EMBANKMENT.  THE PILOT, AN AVIATION MECHANIC, SAID THERE WERE NO PREACCIDENT MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRPLANE.

## 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 ANC97LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA087), Jun 22, 1997: Piper PA-22 (N7025B), Hoonah, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing.

## Other reports on N7025B (1)

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

- [Incident 19790507026159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790507026159I), May 7, 1979: Piper PA22150 (N7025B), Juneau, AK, Minor damage. Zd zw lost directional control after landing.

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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