# Accident 20240824013099A: Piper PA-22-150, Sagwon, AK, August 24, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 2024, 20:45 local time
- Place: Sagwon, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 69.6475° N, 148.3955° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=69.6475&lon=-148.3955&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6815B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6815B) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 3,201 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC24LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240824013099A

## Narrative

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

DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT ON A GRAVEL RIVER BANK, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING THE LEFT WING AND PROPELLER TO CONTACT THE GROUND.

## 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 ANC24LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA082), Aug 25, 2024: Piper PA-22-150 (N6815B), Sagwon, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A failure of the landing gear fitting at the fuselage attachment point to due to a poor weld joint.

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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