# Accident 20150516021619A: Piper PA-22-150, Talkeetna, AK, May 16, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 2015, 09:30 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Airport: Rocky'S Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.4495° N, 149.7894° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.4495&lon=-149.7894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7347D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7347D) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC15CA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15CA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150516021619A

## Narrative

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

THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND PRIVATE PILOT WERE PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS IN A FLOAT-EQUIPPED AIRPLANE. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT ON THE SEVENTH APPROACH TO LANDING, THE PRIVATE PILOT MISJUDGED THE AIRPLANE'S RATE OF ASCENT, AND STRUCK THE TOP OF A SPRUCE TREE WITH THE RIGHT ELEVATOR RESULTING IN A FULL UP DEFLECTION OF THE ELEVATOR. THE AIRPLANE ENTERED AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT, AND IMPACTED THE WATER IN A FLAT STALLED CONDITION CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE AND ELEVATOR. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT THERE WERE NO PREACCIDENT MECHANICAL ANOMALIES WITH THE AIRPLANE THAT WOULD HAVE PRECLUDED NORMAL OPERATION. A 44-709 WAS COMPLETED AND ALL AREAS DEBREIFED IN A SATISFACTORY MANNER.

## 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 ANC15CA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15CA026), May 16, 2015: Piper PA 22-150 (N7347D), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The private pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a spruce tree during final approach, which resulted in a loss of control and hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the flight…

## Other reports on N7347D (1)

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

- [Accident 20160306004559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160306004559A), Mar 6, 2016: Piper PA-22-150 (N7347D), Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft had flown 1.3 hours prior to the accident during which multiple takeoff and landings were performed. On climb out during the last takeoff the airman…

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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