# Accident 20180619008209A: Piper PA-22-160, Yakutat, AK, June 19, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 2018, 14:08 local time
- Place: Yakutat, AK
- Airport: Yakutat
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.5089° N, 139.6642° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.5089&lon=-139.6642&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9819D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9819D-2023-02-04) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 6,575 total, 101 in this make and model, 103 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA363](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA363) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180619008209A

## Narrative

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

WEATHER REPORTED AT TIME OF ACCIDENT WIND 140 AT 8 KTS, 10SM VISIBILITY.  AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 11.  AFTER TOUCHDOWN, PILOT REPORTED OSCILLATIONS BEGAN AND THEN AMPLIFIED, LEADING TO DEPARTURE OF RUNWAY.  AIRCRAFT SKIDDED SIDEWAYS INTO GRAVEL AND LEFT MAIN GEAR FOLDED UNDER FUSELAGE CAUSING LEFT WING, TAIL, AND PROPELLOR TO IMPACT THE GROUND.

## 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 GAA18CA363](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA363), Jun 19, 2018: Piper PA22 (N9819D), Yakutat, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.

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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