# Accident 20200913012569A: Piper PA-22-135, Homer, AK, September 13, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 2020, 16:32 local time
- Place: Homer, AK
- Airport: Homer Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.6329° N, 151.5050° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.6329&lon=-151.5050&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8875C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8875C-2021-11-13) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 890 total, 300 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC20LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20LA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200913012569A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 22 IN HOM, AND CRASH LANDED ON BEACH. THE PILOT STATED IT WAS POSSIBLE WATER IN THE FUEL. A STATE TROOPER REPORTED SMELLING FUEL AT  THE SCENE.

## 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 ANC20LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20LA093), Sep 14, 2020: Piper PA22 (N8875C), Homer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power during the initial climb due to fuel contamination. Contributing to the accident was the corrosion of the fuel tank filler necks, which resulted in water intrusion into…

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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