# NTSB ANC26LA009: Piper PA-31-310, N669CW, Anchorage, AK, January 12, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: January 11, 2026, 16:03 local (Jan 12, 2026, 01:03 UTC)
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Coordinates: 61.216469, -149.83574
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2165&lon=-149.8357&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- Parties: FAA/FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 202287
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC26LA009
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/202287/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA009

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing-landing roll: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-31-310, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md?model=7103102), [All aircraft, 618 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N669CW](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N669CW), registered now, S/N 31-514, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31-310
- Registry model: [Piper PA-31-310](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (registry code 7103102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 31-514
- Year built: 1969
- Airframe hours: 11920
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Positioning, Part 91
- Operator: Theodore Chesley
- Registered owner: Theodore Chesley
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, January 10, 2026, 1 hours before
- Departed: PANC, Anchorage, AK
- Destination: PAMR, Anchorage, AK
- Airport: MRI, Merrill Fld, runway 07/25, 4,000 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Weather

- Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Day
- Wind: 10° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 700 ft broken
- Temperature: 12 °F, dew point 9 °F
- Altimeter: 29.23 inHg
- Icing: Unknown
- Observed at: AMR, 1 nm away
- METAR: PAMR 120104Z 01006KT 2SM BR BKN007 OVC024 M11/M13 A2923 RMK AO2 SNE04 P0000 T11111128

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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