# Accident 20070624010879A: Piper PA20, Nenana, AK, June 24, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 2007, 15:30 local time
- Place: Nenana, AK
- Airport: Nenana Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.5472° N, 149.0739° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.5472&lon=-149.0739&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5540A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5540A-2017-05-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 100 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC07LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070624010879A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 24, 2006, N540A, A PA-20 BALLANCA, GROUND LOOPED WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 22 AT THE NENANA AIRPORT. THERE WAS A 10-12 KNOT CROSSWIND FROM THE LEFT. AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT BREAKING THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR, STRIKING THE LEFT WING ON THE GROUND FOLLOWED BY THE PROPELLER HITTING THE GROUND. THE PILOT APPLIED POWER SHORTLY AFTER ABORTING THE GO-AROUND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER BACK TO THE LEFT. NO ANOMALIES NOTED WITH THE BRAKES OR WHEELS.

## 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 ANC07LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07LA055), Jun 24, 2007: Piper PA-20 (N5540A), Nenana, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a ground-loop and main landing gear collapse. Factors contributing to the accident were the ground-loop and…

## Other reports on N5540A (1)

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

- [Accident 20090924025609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090924025609A), Sep 24, 2009: Piper PA-20 (N5540A), AK, Substantial damage. [privacy data omitted] Attempted to leave hunting camp at a small private strip with ice and snow covering the ground. On takeoff the aircraft hit a large dip…

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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