# Accident 20120415007529A: Piper PA-22-150, Fairbanks, AK, April 15, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 2012, 12:30 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Fairbanks International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8153° N, 147.8564° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8153&lon=-147.8564&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7227D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7227D) (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 PA-22-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 185 total, 45 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC12CA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120415007529A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ON A  STRAIGHT IN APPROACH TO FAIRBANKS RUNWAY 2R. AT THE TIME OF LANDING HE DID NOT DETECT ANY NOTICEABLE CROSSWINDS. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT BALLOONED SLIGHTLY, WHICH MADE THE PILOT APPLY FULL POWER. AS HE SETTLED DOWN AGAIN TO LAND A GUST OF WIND LIFTED THE RIGHT WING PUSHING DOWN THE LEFT TIRE. THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY TURNED 5 DEGREES. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THEN GAVE FULL RIGHT RUDDER INPUT TO NO EFFECT. HE ALSO AGAIN ADDED FULL POWER FOR A GO AROUND. AT THIS TIME THE REAR WHEEL STARTED TO COME AROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROX 45 DEGREES TO THE RUNWAY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CUT POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO COME AROUND CAUSING A GROUND LOOP.PTRS#AL01201201946

## 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 ANC12CA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA030), Apr 15, 2012: Piper PA-22-150 (N7227D), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of directional control during landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision not to initiate a go-around.

## Other reports on N7227D (1)

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

- [Accident 20100428032539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100428032539A), Apr 28, 2010: Piper PA-22-150 (N7227D), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. The pilot stated that he was departing runway 20L at Fairbanks International Airport. He had begun his takeoff roll, the tail had lifted approximatley one foot…

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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