# Accident 19970715018369A: Piper PA22150, Fairbanks, AK, July 15, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1997, 20:00 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Chena Marina Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8107° N, 147.7201° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8107&lon=-147.7201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4520A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4520A) (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: 1,630 total, 30 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC97LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970715018369A

## Narrative

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

OBJECT RAN IN FRONT PA22 ON TAKEOFF LOST CONTROL AVOIDING SAME. GROUND LOOPED. NOSED OVER. OBJECT UNKNOWN.

## 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 ANC97LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA103), Jul 15, 1997: Piper PA-22 (N4520A), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's initiation of an abrupt, evasive maneuver, and his failure to maintain directional control of the airplane. Factors in the accident were an undetermined object crossing the runway and the…

## Other reports on N4520A (2)

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

- [Incident 19890711046889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890711046889I), Jul 11, 1989: Piper PA22150 (N4520A), Palmer, AK. Tail wheel hit runway first on landing. Bounced and veered left. Both gears collapsed and propeller was bent.
- [Incident 19881026058749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881026058749I), Oct 26, 1988: Piper PA22150 (N4520A), Skwentna, AK, Minor damage. VHF and navigation problems. Seeking VFR conditions. Engine failed from fuel exhaustion. Landed on gravel bar.

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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