# Accident 20040629015039A: Piper PA22160, Tyonek, AK, June 29, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 2004, 15:30 local time
- Place: Tyonek, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 55.9204° N, 159.4908° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.9204&lon=-159.4908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9038D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9038D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-160 (registry code 7102214, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22160
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,200 total, 50 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC04LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040629015039A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 ANC04LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA072), Jun 29, 2004: Piper PA-22-160 (N9038D), Beluga, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

## Other reports on N9038D (2)

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

- [Incident 19840606038859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840606038859I), Jun 6, 1984: Piper PA22160 (N9038D), Rapid City, SD, Minor damage. Struck a powerline on approach. Landed on an abandoned roadway. Radio station went off air.
- [Accident 19830823066739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830823066739A), Aug 23, 1983: Piper PA22160 (N9038D), Alzada, MT, Substantial damage. Shock strut broke during landing on rough terrain causing aircraft to nose over.

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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