# Accident 20160306004559A: Piper PA-22-150, Talkeetna, AK, March 6, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 2016, 16:30 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.3239° N, 150.1094° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Talkeetna, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.3239&lon=-150.1094&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: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,214 total, 25 in this make and model, 248 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160306004559A

## Narrative

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

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 BANKED TO THE RIGHT AT ABOUT 500 FEET AGL AND THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND LANDED HARD ON THE GLACIER. THE LANDING COLLAPSED THE MAIN LANDING GEAR.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N7347D (1)

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

- [Accident 20150516021619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150516021619A), May 16, 2015: Piper PA-22-150 (N7347D), Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. The flight instructor and private pilot were practicing takeoffs and landings in a float-equipped airplane. The flight instructor stated that on the seventh…

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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