# Accident 19990502004389A: Piper PA14, Talkeetna, AK, May 2, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: May 2, 1999, 11:01 local time - Place: Talkeetna, AK - Airport: Talkeetna Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 62.4491° N, 149.7894° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.4491&lon=-149.7894&mi=10 - Aircraft: N5402H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5402H) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Piper PA-14 (registry code 7101402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-14) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA14 - Reported engine: LYC O360* - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 125 total, 18 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC99LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA056) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990502004389A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ACFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. (FROM THE .19) ON MAY 2, 1999, ABOUT 1101 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A WHEEL EQUIPPED PIPER PA-14 AIRPLANE, N5402H, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHILE LANDING AT THE TALKEETNA AIRPORT, TALKEETNA, ALASKA. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) CROSS-COUNTRY PERSONAL FLIGHT WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT, AND THE SOLE PASSENGER, WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT MERRILL FIELD, ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, ABOUT 1030. DURING A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD (NTSB) INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE (IIC), ON MAY 4, 1999, THE PILOT REPORTED HE WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 36 AT TALKEETNA. AFTER ROUCHDOWN, AS THE AIRPLANE WAS SLOWING TO TAXI SPEED, THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO VEER TO THE LEFT. THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE RUNWAY SURFACE, AND RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE OUTBOARD END. THE PILOT SAID THE WIND DIRECTION WAS FROM 240 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS. THE AIRPORT MANAGER FOR THE TALKEETNA AIRPORT EXAMINED THE AIRPLANE. HE REPORTED THAT BETWEEN FOUR TO FIVE FE ET OF THE OUTBOARD END OF THE RIGHT WING WAS BENT UPWARD ABOUT ONE FOOT. (-23) THE AIRMAN INDICATED THAT AFTER TOUCHDOWN, AS THE PLANE WAS SLOWING TO TAXI SPEED, THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VEER TO THE LEFT. THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE RUNWAY SURFACE, AND RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE OUTBOARD END. THE PILOT STATED THE WIND DIRECTION WAS FROM 240 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS. THE AIRPORT MANAGER REPORTED THAT BETWEEN FOUR AND FIVE FEET OF THE OUTBOARD END OF THE WING WAS BENT UPWARD APPROXIMATELY ONE FOOT. (.4) THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT WAS LANDING A TAILWHEEL EQUIPPED AIRPLANE ON RUNWAY 36. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, AS THE AIRPLANE WAS SLOWING TO TAXI SPEED, THE PILOT SAID A GUST OF WIND GROUND LOOPED THE AIRPLANE. THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE RUNWAY SURFACE, AND RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE OUTBOARD END. THE PILOT SAID THE WIND DIRECTION WAS FROM 240 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS. ## 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 ANC99LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA056), May 2, 1999: Piper PA-14 (N5402H), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions, and an inadvertent ground loop. A factor in the accident was a quartering tailwind. ## Other reports on N5402H (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20060811016029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060811016029A), Aug 11, 2006: Piper PA14 (N5402H), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Accident occurred on unimproved landing area in the windy gap area in white mountains. Area is approximately 350 degrees and 40 miles from Fairbanks, AK.… - [Accident 19990822043099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990822043099A), Aug 22, 1999: Piper PA14 (N5402H), Fairbanks, AK, No damage. (-23) Pilot landed at a grass strip at private residence and sustained substantial damage due to a hard landing. Damage to right main gear. Stucture damage to… 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. 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