# Accident 20250819014019A: Piper PA-22-160, Homer, AK, August 19, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 2025, 13:52 local time
- Place: Homer, AK
- Airport: Homer
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.8243° N, 150.6442° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.8243&lon=-150.6442&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9314D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9314D) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 75 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC25LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250819014019A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND AND SCOUT AREA FOR UPCOMING HUNTING TRIP. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE RIGHT AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED/BROKE AWAY FROM THE AIRFRAME STRUCTURE, CAUSING AIRCRAFT PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE GROUND AND RIGHT WING TO BE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## 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 ANC25LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA087), Aug 19, 2025: Piper PA-22-160 (N9314D), Homer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the left main landing gear mount due to extensive corrosion while landing in an area of rough terrain.

## Other reports on N9314D (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20110616016859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110616016859A), Jun 16, 2011: Piper PA-22-160 (N9314D), Bethel, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot stated that he touched down on the tundra and rolled into the tall grass and into a mud hole. When the tires hit the mud they stopped and the a/c tipped…
- [Accident 19770731026099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770731026099A), Jul 31, 1977: Piper PA22160 (N9314D), Minneapolis, MN, Substantial damage. Ac converted to conventional land gear. Ac w&b did not reflect chg nor entry made for apvl. Dmgd wng

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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