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FAA accident report · Piper PA-22-160 · Tyonek, AK · June 29, 2004

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Date
June 29, 2004 · 15:30 local
Place
Tyonek, AK
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9038D
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC04LA072
Reported as
Piper PA22160
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,200 total50 in this make and model47 in the last 90 days
N9038DRegistered now · Piper PA-22-160S/N 22-6176 · Built 1958Airframe modelPiper PA-22-160Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On June 29, 2004, about 1530 Alaska daylight time, a PA-22-160 airplane, N9038D, modified with conventional landing gear, and equipped with tundra tires, sustained substantial damage when its left main landing gear collided with rocks during the landing roll on an unimproved landing strip, 30 miles northwest of Tyonek, Alaska. The airplane was being operated by the pilot as a visual flight rule (VFR) personal cross-country flight under title 14 CFR part 91 when the accident occurred. The airline transport pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. The pilot stated that during the landing roll the airplane had slowed to about 25 knots, when the left main wheel collided with large rocks that were lining the left side of the landing strip. The left main landing gear collapsed, and the left wing and propeller struck the ground. The pilot also stated that the left wing strut, left wing, propeller, and fuselage were damaged in the accident. He noted no mechanical anomalies with the airplane prior to the accident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JUNE 29, 2004, ABOUT 1530 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A PA-22-160 AIRPLANE, N9038D, MODIFIED WITH CONVENTIONAL LANDING GEAR, AND EQUIPPED WITH TUNDRA TIRES, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN ITS LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLIDED WITH ROCKS DURING THE LANDING ROLL ON AN UNIMPROVED LANDING STRIP, 30 MILES NORTHWEST OF TYONEK, ALASKA. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED BY THE PILOT AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULE (VFR) PERSONAL CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE AIRPLANE HAD SLOWED TO ABOUT 25 KNOTS, WHEN THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL COLLIDED WITH LARGE ROCKS THAT WERE LINING THE LEFT SIDE OF THE LANDING STRIP. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE LEFT WING AND PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND. THE PILOT ALSO STATED THAT THE LEFT WING STRUT, LEFT WING, PROPELLER, AND FUSELAGE WERE DAMAGED IN THE ACCIDENT. HE NOTED NO MECHANICAL ANOMALIES WITH THE AIRPLANE PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.

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 ANC04LA072Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeluga, AKThe pilot's selection of an unsuitable area for landing, which resulted in an on ground encounter with rocks during the landing roll, and the collapse of the left main landing gear.Jun 29, 2004 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9038D · 2

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

Incident 19840606038859IFinal Approach · Rapid City, SDStruck a powerline on approach. Landed on an abandoned roadway. Radio station went off air.Jun 6, 1984 · Minor damageAccident 19830823066739ALevel Off Touchdown · Alzada, MTShock strut broke during landing on rough terrain causing aircraft to nose over.Aug 23, 1983 · Substantial damage