# Accident 20220831016859A: Christen Industries Inc A-1, Point Mackenzie, AK, August 31, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 2022, 17:30 local time
- Place: Point Mackenzie, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2700° N, 150.1500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2700&lon=-150.1500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9622V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9622V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Christen Industries A-1 (registry code 221020X, https://openairdocs.org/model/christen-industries-a-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHRISTEN INDUSTRIES INC A-1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,156 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC22LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220831016859A

## Narrative

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

OPERATING OFF AIRPORT NEAR POINT MACKENZIE, AK, PILOT REPORTED STRONG WINDS FROM SOUTHWEST THEN SHIFTING NORTH DURING LANDING ATTEMPT. PILOT INITIATED GO-AROUND PROCEDURE AT APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET ABOVE GROUND, AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED LOW WING STALL DURING TURN AND IMPACTED SOFT, MUDDY TERRAIN. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO LEFT WING, LEFT MAIN GEAR, ENGINE COWLING, ENGINE, AND PROPELLER. PILOT AND REAR PASSENGER EXITED AIRCRAFT WITH MINOR 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 ANC22LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA072), Sep 1, 2022: Christen Industries A-1 (N9622V), Point MacKenzie, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper monitoring and failure to maintain airspeed during a critical phase of flight, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, an aerodynamic stall,…

## Other reports on N9622V (2)

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

- [Accident 20060619012629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060619012629A), Jun 19, 2006: Chris A1 (N9622V), Mcgrath, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) The airplane nosed over while landing at a remote mining strip. (-23 amendment) according to the pilot, he was attempting a wheel landing on an airstrip…
- [Accident 19950610017859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950610017859A), Jun 10, 1995: Chris A1 (N9622V), Tyonek, AK, Substantial damage. Struck a ditch landing on a sandbar. Broke right main axle. Veered sharply collapsed left main gear.

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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