# NTSB WPR26LA290: Piper PA22, N9534D, Goldendale, WA, August 3, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: August 3, 2026, 15:08 local (22:08 UTC)
- Place: Goldendale, WA
- Coordinates: 45.8325, -120.84527
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8325&lon=-120.8453&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: FAA FSDO PDX
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203532
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR26LA290
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203532/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA290

## Sequence of events

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

- [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-22-160, 17 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=7102214), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9534D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9534D), registered now, S/N 22-6450 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22 (160)
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (registry code 7102214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 22-6450
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Departed: 4S2, Hood River, OR
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: S20, Goldendale, runway 07/25, 3,491 × 40 ft, asphalt

## Weather

- Wind: 70° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter: 30.07 inHg
- Observed at: KDLS, 19 nm away
- METAR: METAR KDLS 032153Z AUTO 07007KT 5SM HZ FEW040 28/04 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP179 T02830039

## 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 20260803009279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260803009279A), Aug 3, 2026: Piper PA-22-160, Goldendale, WA, Substantial damage. Pilot in command was flying his personal airplane with one passenger on board. Pilot attempted to land at Goldendale Airport (S20). Pilot lost control of…

## Other investigations on N9534D (2)

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 CHI92LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA177), Jun 13, 1992: Piper PA-22 (N9534D), Breezy Point, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PARTIAL FAILURE OF THE TAIL WHEEL ASSEMBLY DUE TO A FATIGUE FRACTURE OF AN INTERNAL SPRING.
- [NTSB FTW78DRG16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRG16), Nov 23, 1977: Piper PA-22 (N9534D), Laredo, TX, substantial damage

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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