# Accident 20080810857729A: Piper PA22160, Talkeetna, AK, August 10, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2008, 11:00 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.3239° N, 150.1094° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Talkeetna, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.3239&lon=-150.1094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8433D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8433D-2022-12-31) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,500 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080810857729A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE AND HIS PASSENGER DEPARTED CARL'S LANDING AIRSTRIP (AK19) ON A PERSONNEL FLIGHT.  ON RETURNING TO THE AIRSTRIP, A NORMAL APPROACH WAS PERFORMED TO LAND TO THE WEST DUE TO PREVAILING WINDS.  THE AIRSTRIP SLOPES DOWN TO THE WEST.  AFTER LANDING AND SLOWING DOWN, THE PILOT STATED HE BEGAN TO TURN AROUND TO TAXI BACK TO PARKING.  HE STATED HE TRIED TO TURN WHILE ROLLING TOO FAST, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY INTO THE ADJACENT DITCH, SIDE LOADING THE TAIL AND DAMAGING THE REAR FUSELAGE AND LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND ELEVATOR.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N8433D (2)

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

- [Accident 20120917021579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120917021579A), Sep 17, 2012: Piper PA-22-160 (N8433D), Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. PA-22 accident near Montana Creek:a telecom with a state trooper reveals that the CFI was PIC for this flight from Talkeetna to willow airport for a student's…
- [Accident 19870808043969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870808043969A), Aug 8, 1987: Piper PA22160 (N8433D), Greeley, CO, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on a wheel landing roll during dual instruction. Aircraft departed runway. Ground looped.

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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