# Accident 20221026013199A: Piper PA-22-160, Kenai, AK, October 26, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 2022, 16:56 local time
- Place: Kenai, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: JCCS
- Location: 60.5423° N, 151.1981° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5423&lon=-151.1981&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8119D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8119D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-160 (registry code 7102214, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22-160
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 963 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC23LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221026013199A

## Narrative

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

ON 26 OCTOBER 2022,^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ A PA-22-150 DEPARTED KENAI AIRPORT(PAEN) ON A PART 141 INSTRUCTION FLIGHT WITH 1 INSTRUCTOR PILOT AND 1 STUDENT PILOT ABOARD, NO CARGO.

THE PILOT STATED "TAKE OFF WAS UNEVENTFUL WITH NO APPARENT ISSUES OR INDICATION OF ENGINE ISSUES. SHORTLY AFTER A RIGHT TURN OUT ALL ENGINE POWER WAS LOST AND THE PROPELLER BEGAN TO WINDMILL. IMMEDIATELY ONCE THIS HAPPENED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES BEGAN. WE SWITCHED FUEL TANKS, VERIFIED MIXTURE WAS RICH, VERIFIED MAGNETOS WERE ON BOTH, APPLIED CARB HEAT, CYCLED THE PRIMER, PITCHED FOR BEST GLIDE, AND MADE TWO RADIO CALLS TO TOWER LETTING THEM KNOW OF OUR SITUATION. TOWER HAD CLEARED ME BACK TO AIRPORT BUT IT WAS TOO FAR. I DECIDED THE BEST PLACE TO LAND WAS A QUIET ROAD AWAY FROM TOWN."

PILOT CHOSE TO TRY LANDING ON STRAIGHT PART OF BEAVER LOOP ROAD, KENAI AK.

AIRPLANE PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON THE ROAD BUT WENT OFF AND IMPACTED A SNOWDRIFT CAUSING DAMAGE TO BUNGEE CORD, MINOR WING TIP DAMAGE TO LEFT WING, NOSE CONE AND COWLING, AND PROP TIP.

PILOT AND STUDENT EXITED AIRCRAFT WITH NO SIGNIFICANT 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 ANC23LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23LA005), Oct 27, 2022: Piper PA-22-160 (N8119D), Kenai, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: Improper installation of the crankshaft drive gear by maintenance personnel, who failed to install all required hardware, resulting in an in-flight engine failure.

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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