# Accident 20150902016419A: Piper PA-28-140, North Pole, AK, September 2, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 2015, 14:35 local time
- Place: North Pole, AK
- Airport: Lakloey Air Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8217° N, 147.5217° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8217&lon=-147.5217&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7494R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7494R-2018-06-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (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-28-140
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 50 total, 50 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC15LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15LA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150902016419A

## Narrative

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

WITNESS STATED THAT UPON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT, CORRECTED TO THE RIGHT AND THE AIRCRAFT WENT BACK LEFT INTO THE GRASS AND TREES.

## 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 ANC15LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15LA069), Sep 2, 2015: Piper PA 28-140 (N7494R), North Pole, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s loss of directional control during landing with a tailwind, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with trees.

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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