# Accident 20000605042149A: Piper PA22150, Gulkana, AK, June 5, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 2000, 11:50 local time
- Place: Gulkana, AK
- Airport: Gulkana
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.8293° N, 143.4308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.8293&lon=-143.4308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1724P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1724P-2017-04-04) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 130 total, 57 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC00LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000605042149A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON DEPARTURE FROM GULKANA RUNWAY 32, AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET AGL, THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT INITIATED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND MANEUVERED TO LAND AHEAD ON THE HIGHWAY. HIGHWAY TRAFFIC FORCED A DECISION TO LAND SHORT OF THE HIGHWAY IN BRUSH. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A 2 FOOT INTERSECTION SHOULDER, BOUNCED, YAWED RIGHT AND CAME TO REST UPRIGHT.

## 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 ANC00LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA064), Jun 5, 2000: Piper PA-22 (N1724P), Gakona, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for an undetermined reason.

## Other reports on N1724P (1)

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

- [Accident 19980713021199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980713021199A), Jul 13, 1998: Piper PA22150 (N1724P), North Pole, AK, Substantial damage. Veered left on narrow strip on take off. Went into brush and trees. Damaged gear wings and fuselage. The certificated private pilot, and a passenger were…

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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