ANC71DAG10

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Anchorage, AK · June 28, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 28, 1971
Place
Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2605PPiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report March 9, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
201409

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2608  71/6/28    ANCHORAGE,ALAS      PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, UNK/NR
        TIME - 0830                    N2605P              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPERSTAD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANCHORAGE,ALAS              KENAI,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL

Aircraft

Registration
N2605P
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Sperstad

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.