# Accident 20100531035439A: Piper PA-22-160, Port Alsworth, AK, May 31, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2010, 20:45 local time
- Place: Port Alsworth, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.4053° N, 153.8103° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.4053&lon=-153.8103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9217D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9217D) (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: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 565 total, 264 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC10CA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10CA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100531035439A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS TAKING OFF FROM A GRAVEL BAR AND RAN OUT OF LAND.  HE HYDROPLANED IN FOR ABOUT 60 FEET BEFORE FLIPPING OVER IN ABOUT 8 INCHES OF WATER.

## 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 ANC10CA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10CA047), Jun 1, 2010: Piper PA-22-160 (N9217D), Port Alsworth, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff and inability to abort the takeoff, resulting in an overrun into the water.

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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