# Accident 20180604007079A: Piper PA-22-150, Talkeetna, AK, June 4, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 2018, 12:00 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.4300° N, 150.2400° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.4300&lon=-150.2400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7257D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7257D) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,037 total, 92 in this make and model, 228 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA324) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180604007079A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT TRAINING FLIGHT WITH FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ON BOARD. DURING THE 5TH LANDING ON A GRAVEL BAR, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A DOWNDRAFT/HEADWIND/WINDSHEAR THAT REDUCED THE AIRSPEED SIGNIFICANTLY. THE LOSS OF AIRSPEED CAUSED THE LEFT WING TO STALL, THE STUDENT PILOT IMMEDIATELY MOVED THE CONTROL STICK TO THE RIGHT MAGNIFYING THE STALL. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR IMMEDIATELY GAVE FULL RIGHT RUDDER INPUT WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO YAW. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD ON THE GRAVEL BAR IN A NOSE LEFT YAW ORIENTATION. THE LEFT WINGTIP HIT THE GROUND FIRST, THEN THE LEFT LANDING GEAR HIT AND WAS RIPPED FROM THE AIRCRAFT CAUSING THE PROP TO STRIKE THE GROUND AND MORE DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AND EMPANNAGE. THE AIRCRAFT SPUN ON THE GROUND ABOUT 180 DEGREES AND CAME TO A STOP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CALLED THE FLIGHT SCHOOL WHO SENT ANOTHER AIRPLANE TO PICK HIM AND THE STUDENT PILOT UP. THAT AFTERNOON THE FLIGHT SCHOOL ARRANGED TO HAVE THE AIRCRAFT "LIFTED" TO THE FLIGHT SCHOOL.

## 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 GAA18CA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA324), Jun 4, 2018: Piper PA 22 (N7257D), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s improper landing flare and failure to maintain a proper descent rate during approach, which resulted in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N7257D (2)

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

- [Accident 20120514010849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120514010849A), May 14, 2012: Piper PA-22-150 (N7257D), Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. Student was landing runway 36 at Talkeetna,Alaska (tka). Upon touch down, the aircraft drifted to the right. The student overcorrected, lost control of…
- [Accident 20060415007169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060415007169A), Apr 15, 2006: Piper PA22150 (N7257D), Birchwood, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) During an interview regarding this accident, [privacy data omitted] a certificated flight instructor, stated that he failed to maintain adequate…

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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