# Accident 20100314029319A: Piper PA-22-160, Georgetown, AK, March 14, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 2010, 17:45 local time
- Place: Georgetown, AK
- Airport: Off Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.8939° N, 157.7178° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Georgetown, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.8939&lon=-157.7178&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8820D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8820D) (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 PA-22-160
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,185 total, 1,750 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100314029319A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS FLYING AT AN ALTITUDE OF 50 TO 60 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, LOOKING FOR A RUNWAY MARKER ON THE KUSKOKWIM RIVER. AS THE PILOT PROCEEDED ALONG THE RIVER LOW LEVEL, HE FLEW ON THE LEE SIDE OF A HILL AND ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE, DUE TO THE PREVAILING 17 KNOT WIND OVER THE HILL.THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO THE RIGHT.  THE PILOT CORRECTED WITH FULL LEFT AILERON AND RIGHT RUDDER,  CROSS CONTROLLING THE AIRCRAFT.   THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO FURTHER LOSE CONTROL, DESCEND AND STRIKE THE GROUND IN A NEAR LEVEL ATTITUDE.

## 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 N8820D (1)

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

- [Incident 19911129059869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911129059869I), Nov 29, 1991: Piper PA22160 (N8820D), Palmer, AK. Engine failure in flight. NR3 cylinder separated from crankcase. Cylinder base nuts missing.

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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