# Accident 20240606005649A: Piper PA-20-135, Nenana, AK, June 6, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 2024, 13:30 local time
- Place: Nenana, AK
- Airport: Nenana Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.5587° N, 149.1191° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.5587&lon=-149.1191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2358A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2358A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20-135 (registry code 7102010, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20-135) (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-20-135
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 10,600 total, 17 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC24LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240606005649A

## Narrative

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

THE SECOND PILOT WAS RECIEVING TAILWHEEL ENDORSEMENT INSTRUCTION. THE SECOND PILOT HAD COMPLETED ONE TOUCH AND GO AT PANN. ON THE SECOND TOUCH AND GO, UPON ROLL OUT THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE INSTRUCTOR RAN OUT OF RUDDER. THE AIRCRAFT HAS NO BRAKE PEDALS ON THE INSTRUCTOR SIDE.  THE INSTRUCTOR ASKED THE SECOND PILOT TO APPLY THE BRAKES, BUT THE AIRCRAFT WAS ALREADY IN A GROUND LOOP, THE LEFT GEAR BUCKLED UNDER CAUSING SUBTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ANC24LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA047), Jun 6, 2024: Piper PA-20-135 (N2358A), Nenana, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot providing instruction’s delayed remedial action, resulting in a loss of control during landing roll.

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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