# Accident 20241007013669A: Piper PA-22-160, Soldotna, AK, October 7, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 2024, 18:15 local time
- Place: Soldotna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.1786° N, 150.5617° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.1786&lon=-150.5617&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9621D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9621D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-160 (registry code 7102214, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (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-22-160
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 586 total, 335 in this make and model, 78 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC25LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241007013669A

## Narrative

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

AT APPROXIMATELY 1815 LOCAL TIME ON 10/7/2024 AN AIRCRAFT HAD A HARD LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON A MOUNTAIN RIDGE AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE PILOT STATED THAT THE OIL PRESSURE ON THE ENGINE WAS LOW AND DECIDED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON A MOUNTAIN RIDGE. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HIT HARD ON THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR WHEN LANDING. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR WAS PUSHED UP INTO THE FUSELAGE AND BOUND UP THE FLIGHT CONTROLS SO THE AIRCRAFT HAD TO BE AIRLIFTED OUT.

## 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 ANC25LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA002), Oct 8, 2024: Piper PA-22-160 (N9621D), Kasilof, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The right main landing gear’s inadvertent contact with uneven terrain, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing was the pilot’s failure to adequately assess the landing environment prior to…

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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