- Date
- August 6, 1991, 16:30 local (Aug 7, 1991, 00:30 UTC)
- Place
- Gulkana, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6058DPiper PA-22
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 27, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19910806050529A
- Case key
- 5593
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll. Contributing to the accident was the unsuitable terrain selected by the pilot for landing which was rough, uneven and soft.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot stated that after touchdown on the gravel strip, the airplane struck a rock. The airplane then veered to the right and exited the landing area.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6058D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 224711
- Airframe hours
- 2,995
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Michael Mark-Anthony
- Registered owner
- Michael Mark-Anthony
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 6, 1990 · 80 hours before
- Departed
- PAQ · Palmer, AK
- Airport
- Gold Creek
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 70 total · 12 in this make and model · 45 as pilot in command · 22 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N6058D · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.