# Accident 20040906024299A: Piper PA22160, Kenai, AK, September 6, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 2004, 23:00 local time
- Place: Kenai, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.7500° N, 151.6167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7500&lon=-151.6167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9028D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9028D-2022-05-09) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC04LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040906024299A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING TAKEOFF ROLL FROM BISHOP BEACH, AK AIRCRAFT N9028D VEERED TO THE RIGHT, THE PILOT TRIED TO CORRECT BY USE OF LEFT RUDDER. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE LEFT WING TIP THEN FLIPPED ONTO ITS TOP.

## 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 ANC04LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA118), Sep 6, 2004: Piper PA-22-160 (N9028D), Kenai, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing/takeoff site, which resulted in a loss of control and a nose over during an aborted takeoff. Factors in the accident were soft terrain, and the pilot's…

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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