# Accident 20060415007169A: Piper PA22150, Birchwood, AK, April 15, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 2006, 13:20 local time
- Place: Birchwood, AK
- Airport: Birchwood Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4164° N, 149.5072° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4164&lon=-149.5072&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7257D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7257D) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,500 total, 100 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC06CA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06CA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060415007169A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING AN INTERVIEW REGARDING THIS ACCIDENT, ^PRIVACY D^ A CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, STATED THAT HE FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE OVERSIGHT OF HIS STUDENT PILOT. THE STUDENT WAS CONDUCTING THE LANDING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A 7 KNOT RIGHT CROSSWIND, TO A DRY PAVED RUNWAY, IN AN AIRPLANE EQUIPPED WITH OVERSIZED TIRES. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ^PRIVACY D^ FURTHER STATED THAT BY THE TIME HE REALIZED THE STUDENT PILOT HAD LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, INSUFFICIENT TIME REMAINED FOR HIM TO TAKE CONTROL AND MAKE THE NECESSARY CORRECTIONS. AS A RESULT OF THE LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## 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 ANC06CA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06CA045), Apr 15, 2006: Piper PA-22-150 (N7257D), Birchwood, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's delayed remedial action during the landing roll, which resulted in the loss of directional control by the student, a ground-loop, and collapse of the main landing gear. A…

## Other reports on N7257D (2)

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

- [Accident 20180604007079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180604007079A), Jun 4, 2018: Piper PA-22-150 (N7257D), Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. Student pilot training flight with flight instructor on board. During the 5th landing on a gravel bar, the aircraft encountered a downdraft/headwind/windshear…
- [Accident 20120514010849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120514010849A), May 14, 2012: Piper PA-22-150 (N7257D), Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. Student was landing runway 36 at Talkeetna,Alaska (tka). Upon touch down, the aircraft drifted to the right. The student overcorrected, lost control of…

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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