# Incident 20150226008849I: Piper PA-22-160, Fairbanks, AK, February 26, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 2015, 09:26 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8378° N, 147.7164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairbanks, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8378&lon=-147.7164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72999, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72999) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 16 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150226008849I

## Narrative

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

DURING TAXI FROM TAXIWAY U TO SKI STRIP 2, AIRCRAFT LEFT TAXIWAY AND STRUCK A TRAFFIC CONE. SUSPECT PROP STRIKE AND DAMAGE TO TAIL WHEEL STEERING MECHANISM.

DETERMINED THERE WAS NO PROP STRIKE BUT THE STEERING MECHANISM WAS BROKEN.

## Other reports on N72999 (2)

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

- [Accident 20170215002929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170215002929A), Feb 15, 2017: Piper PA-22-160 (N72999), Tanana, AK, Substantial damage. Ski equipped aircraft ran off hard pack landing area and impacted equipment off to the side.
- [Accident 19930320005779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930320005779A), Mar 20, 1993: Piper PA22160 (N72999), Drift River, AK, Substantial damage. Flew into low ceiling and whiteout IMC. Nosed over in deep snow on a glacier. Was advised prior VFR not recommended

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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