# Accident 20090820014999A: Piper PA22150, Tacoma, WA, August 20, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 2009, 20:46 local time
- Place: Tacoma, WA
- Airport: Tacoma Narrows
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2678° N, 122.5781° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2678&lon=-122.5781&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6038D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6038D) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 194 total, 170 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09LA408](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA408) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090820014999A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 20, 2009 AT 2046 PDT, A PA22 N6038D LANDED IN A RIGHT CROSSWING AT TIW, WA.  THE FORWARD LANDING GEAR ATTACH POINT BROKE AWAY WHICH LEAD TO THE RIGHT GEAR TEARING AWAY FROM THE FUSELAGE.  THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY A PROP STRIKE AND THE RIGHT WING TOUCHING THE RUNWAY.

## 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 WPR09LA408](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA408), Aug 21, 2009: Piper PA-22-150 (N6038D), Tacoma, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare in crosswind conditions resulting in a gear leg collapse.

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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