# Incident 20200618010559I: Piper PA-14, Anchorage, AK, June 18, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 2020, 14:30 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merril
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4265H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4265H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-14 (registry code 7101402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-14) (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-14
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 630 total, 3 in this make and model, 233 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200618010559I

## Narrative

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

INVESTIGATION:  ON THE THIRD APPROACH AND LANDING (TOUCH AND GO), THE TOUCHDOWN WAS NORMAL.  THE PILOT APPLIED FORWARD PRESSURE ON THE STICK TO PUT MORE WEIGHT ON THE WHEELS AND DECREASE LIFT.  AS THE TAIL WAS COMING DOWN, THE TAIL BEGAN TO VEER LEFT.  THE PILOT APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER AND AILERONS BUT NOT SUFFICIENT TO STOP THE GROUND LOOP.  THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE PREPARED SURFACE AND THE WINGTIP TOUCHED THE GRASS OFF THE RUNWAY.  THE PILOT CONTINUED TO TAXI BACK TO PARKING UNEVENTFULLY.

ROOT CAUSE:  LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN MAKE AND MODEL AND SKILLS TO OVERCOME THE EFFECT OF THE GUSTY WINDS.

CORRECTIVE ACTION:  ACQUIRE MORE TAILWHEEL TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE THROUGH DUAL INSTRUCTION AND CONTINUED EDUCATION.

COMMENTS:  I USED COUNSELING AND RECOMMENDED ADDITIONAL TRAINING TO REGAIN SAFE OPERATIONS.  I AM SATISFIED THE AIRMAN'S CORRECTIVE ACTIONS FULLY ADDRESS THE CAUSES AND HAVE REESTABLISHED SAFE OPERATIONS.  I RECOMMEND NO FURTHER ACTION.

## Other reports on N4265H (1)

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

- [Accident 20210124000639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210124000639A), Jan 24, 2021: Piper PA-14 (N4265H), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. PIC was providing tailwheel instruction to student at pamr. Performed multiple landings on rwy 25 before entering extended pattern for full stop rwy 23. Snow…

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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