# Accident 20090921049749A: Piper PA-22, Cordova, AK, September 21, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 2009, 14:00 local time
- Place: Cordova, AK
- Airport: Off Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.9375° N, 147.4981° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.9375&lon=-147.4981&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2601P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2601P-2012-10-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22 (registry code 7102202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 3,400 total, 90 in this make and model, 220 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC09CA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09CA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090921049749A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED HE DEPARTED MRI ON 09/19/2009 AND LANDED ON THE BEACH AT PATTON BAY ON MONTAGUE ISLAND.  AT 1400 HOURS ON 09/21/2009, THE PILOT PREPARED FOR DEPARTURE WITH ONE PASSENGER AND GEAR ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT. HE STATED HE WALKED THE BEACH OVER THE INTENDED TAKE-OFF RUN AREA. THE TAKE-OFF WAS NORMAL UNTIL THE TAIL LIFTED OFF THE GROUND WHEN THE MAIN WHEELS BOGGED DOWN IN SOFT SAND AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND CONTINUED ONTO IT'S BACK. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WHERE NOT ABLE TO RIGHT THE AIRCRAFT OR MOVE IT, AND THE TIDE CAME IN AND SUBMERGED THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ANC09CA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09CA105), Sep 21, 2009: Piper PA-22 (N2601P), Seward, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff, resulting in a loss of control and a nose over during the takeoff roll.

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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