# NTSB ANC01LA069: Piper PA-22, N9704D, Anchorage, AK, June 16, 2001 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: June 16, 2001, 15:15 local (23:15 UTC) - Place: Anchorage, AK - Coordinates: 61.186943, -149.96527 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1869&lon=-149.9653&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report February 20, 2002 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office - Parties: FAA-AL-ANC FSDO 03 - NTSB case key (mKey): 53200 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC01LA069 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/53200/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA069 ## Probable cause The pilot's inadequate bounced landing recovery, and his failure to correct for torque/P-factor during an aborted landing. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown - recovery from bounced landing - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - aborted - torque/p-factor - not corrected, pilot in command (cause) - Nose over, landing - aborted ## Analysis The private certificated pilot was landing a tailwheel-equipped airplane on runway 13. He said that he bounced the landing, added a small amount of power, but bounced again. He then added full engine power to abort the landing. The airplane veered to the left, went off the side of the runway, and nosed over. The airplane received damage to the vertical stabilizer and the left wing. ## Factual narrative On June 16, 2001, about 1515 Alaska daylight time, a Piper PA-22 airplane, N9704D, sustained substantial damage during a landing at the Lake Hood Strip, Anchorage, Alaska. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) local area personal flight, when the accident occurred. The airplane was operated by the pilot. The private certificated pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. During a telephone conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (IIC), on June 16th, the pilot reported that he was landing on runway 13. He said that he bounced the landing, added a small amount of power, but bounced again. He then added full engine power to abort the landing. The airplane veered to the left, went off the side of the runway, and nosed over. The airplane received damage to the vertical stabilizer and the left wing. At 1453, an Aviation Routine Weather Report (METAR) at Anchorage was reporting in part: Wind, 235 degrees at 6 knots; visibility, 10 statute miles; clouds and sky condition, clear; temperature, 74 degrees F; dew point, 46 degrees F; altimeter, 30.07 inHg. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N9704D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9704D), registered now, S/N 22-6615, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Piper PA-22 - Registry model: [Piper PA-22-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (registry code 7102214) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 22-615 - Airframe hours: 3040 - Engines: Lycoming O-320 150 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Warren P. Peterson - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, September 1, 2000, 16 hours before - Departed: Z41, ANCHORAGE, AK - Airport: Z41, Lake Hood Strip, runway 13, 2,200 × 70 ft, gravel ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 42; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review July 25, 2000; seat: left; flight hours: 142 total, 16 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 235° at 6 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 46 °F - Altimeter: 30.06 inHg - Observed at: PALH ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20010616039629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010616039629A), Jun 16, 2001: Piper PA22160, Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) On June 16, 2001, at approximately 1515 adt, a wheel equipped Piper PA-22, N97040, was involved in a landing accident at the lake Hood strip, Alaska. The… ## Other investigations on N9704D (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 DEN82FTI06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FTI06), Nov 6, 1981: Piper PA-22 (N9704D), Missoula, MT, substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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