# Accident 20030714037329A: Piper PA20, Wsilla, AK, July 14, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2003, 20:20 local time
- Place: Wsilla, AK
- Airport: New Wasilla Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5717° N, 149.5403° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5717&lon=-149.5403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7699K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7699K-2017-07-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,175 total, 50 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC03LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030714037329A

## Narrative

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

(-23) A/C SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT EXITED THE RUNWAY DURING THE LANDING ROLL AND COLLIDED WITH A DITCH AT THE WASILLA AIRPORT. THE PILOT SAID AFTER LANDING THE A/C VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND HE OVERCORRECTED TO THE LEFT. HE THEN EXITED THE RUNWAY ON THE LEFT SIDE AND COLLIDED WITH A DITCH.

## 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 ANC03LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA079), Jul 15, 2003: Piper PA-20 (N7699K), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in the airplane's collision with a ditch, and the collapse of the main landing gear.

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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