# Accident 20200818009819A: Piper PA-20, Talkeetna, AK, August 18, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 2020, 11:30 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Airport: Talkeetna
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.3208° N, 150.0930° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.3208&lon=-150.0930&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1526A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1526A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (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-20
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 871 total, 2 in this make and model, 167 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC20CA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20CA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200818009819A

## Narrative

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

WHILE COMPLETING A 3 POINT LANDING ON RUNWAY 01 AT TALKEETNA, AFTER A SLIGHT BOUNCE THE PILOT/PIC ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND TOUCHED DOWN WITH THE AIRCRAFT SLIGHTLY YAWED. THE ACTING CFI ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE YAWING CONDITION BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT QUICKLY ROTATED/"GROUNDLOOPED" TO THE RIGHT, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO TILT AND DAMAGE THE LEFT WING AND LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER/ELEVATOR.  THE WINDS WERE CALM AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONFIRMED TO BE FULLY FUNCTIONAL, THEREFORE NO AIRCRAFT OR WEATHER FACTORS WERE DEEMED CONTRIBUTORY/CAUSAL. 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 ANC20CA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20CA082), Aug 18, 2020: Piper PA 20 (N1526A), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground-loop.

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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