# Accident 20260803009279A: Piper PA-22-160, Goldendale, WA, August 3, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 2026, 15:08 local time
- Place: Goldendale, WA
- Airport: Goldendale
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8325° N, 120.8453° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8325&lon=-120.8453&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9534D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9534D) (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-B2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 588 total, 113 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR26LA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA290) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260803009279A

## Narrative

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

PILOT IN COMMAND WAS FLYING HIS PERSONAL AIRPLANE WITH ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD.  PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT GOLDENDALE AIRPORT (S20).  PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT WHILE LANDING/ROLLOUT.  THE AIRPLANE VERRED OFF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A TAXIWAY LIGHT BEFORE DESCENDING DOWN AN EMBANKMENT ON THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRPLANE HIT HARD AT THE BOTTOM OF THE EMBANKMENT AND BROKE THE FRONT LANDING GEAR, WING STRUTS, AND BENT THE PROPELLER.  THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST UPRIGHT, LEANING TO THE LEFT ON THE BROKEN LANDING GEAR.  BOTH PILOT AND PASSENGER EVACUATED THE AIRPLANE ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND ESCAPED WITH MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 WPR26LA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA290), Aug 3, 2026: Piper PA22 (N9534D), Goldendale, WA, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

## Other reports on N9534D (2)

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

- [Accident 19920613020319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920613020319A), Jun 13, 1992: Piper PA22160 (N9534D), Pequot Lakes, MN, Substantial damage. Veered right on landing roll. Unable correct. Ran off runway. Ground looped to stop. Tail wheel spring broken.
- [Accident 19771123040659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771123040659A), Nov 23, 1977: Piper PA22160 (N9534D), Laredo, TX, Substantial damage. Struck pile of gravel on ranch rd.

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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