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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-22-108 · Northway, AK · September 16, 1997

Date: September 16, 1997 · 13:30 local
Place: Northway, AK
Airport: Northway Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5840Z
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC97LA151
Reported as: Piper PA22108
Reported engine: Lycoming O235C1B
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,000 total3 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N5840ZRegistration cancelled Apr 30, 2019 · Piper PA-22-108S/N 22-9694 · Built 1963 Airframe modelPiper PA-22-108 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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Crashed on landing, other circumstances are unknown. (.4)the pilot was landing the tailwheel, tundra tire equipped airplane on an asphalt runway. The pilot planned to perform a wheel landing. During the landing roll, the airplane ground looped and departed the right side of the runway. The airplane received damage to the left wing spars, left aileron, the left horizontal stabilizer, and the left elevator. The pilot indicted he had accrued a total of 3 hours in the accident airplane make and model.

As the FAA filed it

CRASHED ON LANDING, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (.4)THE PILOT WAS LANDING THE TAILWHEEL, TUNDRA TIRE EQUIPPED AIRPLANE ON AN ASPHALT RUNWAY. THE PILOT PLANNED TO PERFORM A WHEEL LANDING. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED AND DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING SPARS, LEFT AILERON, THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, AND THE LEFT ELEVATOR. THE PILOT INDICTED HE HAD ACCRUED A TOTAL OF 3 HOURS IN THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE MAKE AND MODEL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC97LA151Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNorthway, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing. A factor in the accident was the pilot's lack of familiarity with the airplane.Sep 16, 1997 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N5840Z · 1

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

Accident 20080401831899ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Ugashik, AK(-23) The aircraft hit a 4 inch deep puddle while landing on a frozen lake. The aircraft flipped upside down.Apr 1, 2008 · Substantial damage