# Accident 20120703014849A: Piper PA-22-160, Mcgrath, AK, July 3, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 2012, 14:00 local time
- Place: Mcgrath, AK
- Airport: Madison Creek, Ak
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.9528° N, 155.6069° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.9528&lon=-155.6069&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8635D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8635D-2018-01-26) (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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 650 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC12CA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120703014849A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT'S WRITTEN NARRATIVE STATED: THE GRAVEL RUNWAY WAS 1700 FEET IN LENGTH; IT TRENDS EAST WEST AND HAS A 2% GRADIENT; IT IS HIGHEST ON THE EAST END; HE DEPARTED UP HILL TO THE EAST AND TOWARD RISING TERRAIN; HE DESCRIBED THE PREVAILING WIND AS FROM THE EAST, SHIFTING, WITH SOME ASSOCIATED GUSTS; HE ELECTED TO USE FULL FLAPS FOR TAKEOFF; SHORTLY AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SETTLE TOWARDS THE TREES; HE WAS UNABLE TO ARREST THE SINK RATE AND SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED THE TREES AT FULL POWER.

## 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 ANC12CA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA065), Jul 3, 2012: Piper PA-22-160 (N8635D), McGrath, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to load the airplane in excess of its takeoff capability given the runway conditions, which resulting in a collision with terrain during the initial climb.

## Other reports on N8635D (1)

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

- [Accident 19910622023459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910622023459A), Jun 22, 1991: Piper PA22160 (N8635D), Beluga, AK, Substantial damage. Lost directional control and struck a dirt bank while landing on gravel bar in severe gusty surface wind.

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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