# NTSB ANC81DAG18: Piper PA-22, N7300D, Kenai, AK, January 2, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 2, 1981
- Place: Kenai, AK · KENAI, AK
- Location: 60.5618° N, 151.2105° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kenai, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5618&lon=-151.2105&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 16, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127220
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC81DAG18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0172   81/1/2  NR.KENAI,AK           PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 3609
        TIME - 1500                    N7300D              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1320 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ANCHORAGE,AK                GEORGINE LAKE,AK            UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: FROM LANDING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- SKI BROKE THROUGH OVERFLOW ICE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7300D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7300D), registered now, S/N 22-5087 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19810102089629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810102089629A), Jan 2, 1981: Piper PA22150, Kenai, AK, Substantial damage. Ski broke through ice layer,causing a ground loop. Collapsed gear, pilot was taxing after landing.

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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