# Accident 20200704008879A: Piper PA-22-135, Soldotna, AK, July 4, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2020, 15:20 local time
- Place: Soldotna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.4500° N, 150.9333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.4500&lon=-150.9333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3604A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3604A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-135 (registry code 7102206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22-135
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 336 total, 237 in this make and model, 73 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC20LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200704008879A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 4, 2020 AT 1520 LOCAL TIME, N3604A, A PIPER PA-22, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED OFF FIELD LANDING NEAR SOLDOTNA, AK.  THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT AND RECEIVED NO INJURIES.

## 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 ANC20LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20LA064), Jul 4, 2020: Piper PA22 (N3604A), Soldotna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The delamination of the fabric material from the fuselage above the windscreen due to failed adhesive, which resulted in disrupted airflow and a subsequent hard 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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