# Accident 20050805019719A: Piper PA22150, Tyonek, AK, August 5, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 2005, 08:45 local time
- Place: Tyonek, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.0167° N, 151.5667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.0167&lon=-151.5667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4774A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4774A) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,419 total, 200 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC05LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050805019719A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING A PRACTICE APPROACH WITH NO INTENT TO LAND AT AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING AREA THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SETTLE. POWER WAS APPLIED RAPIDLY TO STOP THE SINK RATE AND ENGINE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE. AIRCRAFT SETTLED INTO GRASSY TUNDRA AND AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING USED FOR DUAL INSTRUCTION AT THE TIME OF 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 ANC05LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA127), Aug 6, 2005: Piper PA-22-150 (N4774A), Tyonek, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The instructor pilot's inadvertent touchdown during a low pass, and attempted go-around, which resulted in an in-flight collision with terrain, and 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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