# Accident 20241025017369A: Piper PA-22-150, Talkeetna, AK, October 25, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 2024, 11:30 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.2973° N, 150.1417° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.2973&lon=-150.1417&mi=10
- Aircraft: N694AB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N694AB) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 489 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC25LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241025017369A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON A GRAVEL BAR AND UPON SLOWING TO TAXI SPEED LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. LEFT WING TIP, LEFT LIFT STRUTS AND PROPELLER WERE DAMAGED ON THE COLLAPSE.

## 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 ANC25LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA006), Oct 25, 2024: Piper PA22 (N694AB), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The mechanical failure of the left main landing gear leg due to corrosion, resulting in substantial damage to the left struts.

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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