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FAA accident report · Piper PA-22-150 · Talkeetna, AK · August 29, 2019

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Date
August 29, 2019 · 17:51 local
Place
Talkeetna, AK
Airport
Talkeetna
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7236D
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC19LA047
Reported as
Piper PA-22-150
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,050 total300 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days
N7236DRegistered now · Piper PA-22-150S/N 22-5062 · Built 1957Airframe modelPiper PA-22-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On 08-29-2019 at 1751 local time a Piper PA-22 piloted by maverick brady and student roger ditcher while dragging and off airport landing site the pilot heard an audible "pop" and noticed a partial separation of the left main landing gear. They returned to Talkeetna, conducted a fly-by and were informed the left main landing gear was visibly detached. The pilot conducted an emergency landing on runway 19 at Talkeetna. The aircraft ground-looped due to the detached left main landing gear and sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot and student were not injured.

Post-crash inspection revealed the left main landing gear forward attachment point weld had failed resulting in the detachment of the forward mounting point from the fuselage.

Telephone counseling was conducted with the pilot, discussion of through pre-flight actions and visual inspection and risk assessment of landing zone when performing off-field landings. Pilot acknowledged counseling and agreed to share knowledge learned with other pilots and students.

As the FAA filed it

ON 08-29-2019 AT 1751 LOCAL TIME A PIPER PA-22 PILOTED BY MAVERICK BRADY AND STUDENT ROGER DITCHER WHILE DRAGGING AND OFF AIRPORT LANDING SITE THE PILOT HEARD AN AUDIBLE "POP" AND NOTICED A PARTIAL SEPARATION OF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THEY RETURNED TO TALKEETNA, CONDUCTED A FLY-BY AND WERE INFORMED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS VISIBLY DETACHED. THE PILOT CONDUCTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON RUNWAY 19 AT TALKEETNA. THE AIRCRAFT GROUND-LOOPED DUE TO THE DETACHED LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE. THE PILOT AND STUDENT WERE NOT INJURED.

POST-CRASH INSPECTION REVEALED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR FORWARD ATTACHMENT POINT WELD HAD FAILED RESULTING IN THE DETACHMENT OF THE FORWARD MOUNTING POINT FROM THE FUSELAGE.

TELEPHONE COUNSELING WAS CONDUCTED WITH THE PILOT, DISCUSSION OF THROUGH PRE-FLIGHT ACTIONS AND VISUAL INSPECTION AND RISK ASSESSMENT OF LANDING ZONE WHEN PERFORMING OFF-FIELD LANDINGS. PILOT ACKNOWLEDGED COUNSELING AND AGREED TO SHARE KNOWLEDGE LEARNED WITH OTHER PILOTS AND STUDENTS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC19LA047Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportTalkeetna, AKA failure of the aft left weld-on fuselage landing gear fitting due to a poor weld joint.Aug 29, 2019 · Substantial damage