# NTSB ANC06CA117: Piper PA-14, N5114H, Talkeetna, AK, August 8, 2006

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: August 8, 2006, 12:15 local (20:15 UTC)
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Coordinates: 62.320556, -150.093612
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.3206&lon=-150.0936&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 28, 2006
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 64353
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC06CA117
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/64353/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06CA117

## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to compensate for wind conditions during the landing roll, which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent collision with a ditch.  Factors contributing to the accident were a crosswind, and an inadvertent ground loop.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - ditch

## Analysis

The private certificated pilot reported that he was landing a tundra tire-equipped airplane on an asphalt surface runway at the conclusion of a Title 14, CFR Part 91 crosscountry personal flight.  The pilot said there was a 6 knot crosswind from the right that was about 40 degrees from the runway direction.  During the landing roll, the airplane veered to the right, departed the runway, and collided with a ditch.  The airplane received structural damage to the fuselage at the right main landing gear attach point.

## Factual narrative

The private certificated pilot reported that he was landing a tundra tire-equipped airplane on an asphalt surface runway at the conclusion of a Title 14, CFR Part 91 crosscountry personal flight.  The pilot said there was a 6 knot crosswind from the right that was about 40 degrees from the runway direction.  During the landing roll, the airplane veered to the right, departed the runway, and collided with a ditch.  The airplane received structural damage to the fuselage at the right main landing gear attach point.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5114H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5114H), registered now, S/N 14-120, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Piper PA-14
- Registry model: [Piper PA-14](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-14) (registry code 7101402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 14-120
- Engines: Lycoming O-320 reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Kenneth M Wasche
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: PAMR, Anchorage, AK
- Destination: PATK, Talkeetna, AK
- Airport: PATK, Talkeetna, runway 18, 3,500 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 39; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3; flight hours: 125 total, 45 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days, 45 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 220° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 61 °F

## Other investigations on N5114H (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 ANC10CA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10CA079), Aug 26, 2010: Piper PA-14 (N5114H), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A faulty fuel quantity indication in-flight, which precipitated a precautionary off-airport landing, and collision with a road sign.

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.

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