# Accident 20210917016119A: Piper PA-22-150, Chandalar Shelf, AK, September 17, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 2021, 15:30 local time
- Place: Chandalar Shelf, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 68.0503° N, 149.5669° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=68.0503&lon=-149.5669&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8061D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8061D) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC21LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210917016119A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED HE WAS TAKING OFF AT CHANDALAR SHELF AIRPORT ALASKA. DURING TAKEOFF ROTATION HE HEARD A LOUD SOUND AND NOTED THE LEFT RUDDER FOOT PEDAL BECAME FULLY ENGAGED TO THE FLOOR BOARD OF AIRCRAFT. HE LOST RUDDER CONTROL AND MAINTAINED AN UNCOORDINATED LEFT TURN FLYING THE AIRCRAFT TO THE CRASH SITE NEAR THE RUNWAY OF CHANDALAR SHELF AIRPORT.

## 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 ANC21LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA093), Sep 17, 2021: Piper PA-22-150 (N8061D), Chandalar Shelf, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A separation of the rudder cable from the rudder pedal due to the connecting bolt detaching for undetermined reasons, which resulted in a loss of directional control.

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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