# Accident 20100825044039A: Piper PA-14, Talkeetna, AK, August 25, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 2010, 15:39 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.4936° N, 150.2900° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.4936&lon=-150.2900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5114H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5114H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-14 (registry code 7101402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-14) (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-14
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC10CA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10CA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100825044039A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATES THAT HE WAS MAKING A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING DUE TO INDICATED LOW FUEL LEVELS, DESPITE HAVING JUST FUELED THE AIRCRAFT. ON LANDING HE STRUCK A SIGN WITH THE LEFT WING AND THEN GROUND LOOPED INTO A DITCH.

## 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 ANC10CA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10CA079), Aug 26, 2010: Piper PA-14 (N5114H), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A faulty fuel quantity indication in-flight, which precipitated a precautionary off-airport landing, and collision with a road sign.

## Other reports on N5114H (1)

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

- [Accident 20060806016019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060806016019A), Aug 6, 2006: Piper PA14 (N5114H), Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot stated while he was attempting a wheel landing on runway 18 at the Talkeetna Airport, the aircraft veered to the right off the runway. He…

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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