# Accident 20190830021839A: Piper PA-22-150, Arctic Village, AK, August 30, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 2019, 15:00 local time
- Place: Arctic Village, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 68.0902° N, 145.5994° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=68.0902&lon=-145.5994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7056D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7056D-2020-10-31) (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: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 270 total, 55 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC19CA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC19CA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190830021839A

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN DESCENDED TO LOOK AT A RIDGETOP SO THAT IT COULD BE EVALUATED AS A LANDING SURFACE. TOPOGRAPHIC MAP DATA INDICATES RISING TERRAIN. POST-CRASH INTERVIEWS CONDUCTED BY FISH AND WILDLIFE OFFICER OF THE PILOT AND THE STATE TROOPER WHO FLEW IN TO RESCUE THE PILOT AND HIS SON, STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AS THE PILOT WAS TRYING TO CLIMB OVER A RIDGE. THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH POWER TO MAINTAIN THE REQUIRED RATE OF CLIMB TO OUT-CLIMB THE TERRAIN.THE PILOT DID NOT REPORT THE ACCIDENT TO THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD OR FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION AS REQUIRED.  ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED BY FISH AND WILDLIFE OFFICER APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS AFTER THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.

## 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 ANC19CA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC19CA057), Aug 30, 2019: Piper PA22 (N7056D), Arctic Village, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering to avoid mountainous terrain, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall.

## Other reports on N7056D (1)

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

- [Incident 19800120016239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800120016239I), Jan 20, 1980: Piper PA22150 (N7056D), Dunsmuir, CA, Minor damage. Took off with fuel selector on empty tank. Engine quit on climb out. Plane damaged by forced landing back at airport

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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