Piper PA-22 N5840Z
16 September 1997 · Northway, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 September 1997 at about 21:30 local time, a Piper PA-22 registered N5840Z, operated by Emory M. Strong, was involved in an accident near Northway, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Northway, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Northway (ORT)
- Coordinates
- 62.9996, -141.6903
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-22
- Registration
- N5840Z
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Emory M. Strong
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Anchorgae → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC97LA151
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing. A factor in the accident was the pilot's lack of familiarity with the airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was landing the tailwheel, tundra tire equipped airplane on an asphalt runway. The pilot planned to perform a wheel landing. During the landing roll, the airplane ground looped and departed the right side of the runway. The airplane received damage to the left wing spars, left aileron, the left horizontal stabilizer, and the left elevator. The pilot indicted he had accrued a total of 3 hours in the accident airplane make and model.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-22 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Oct 1997 | Piper PA-22-160 | Sterling, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Oct 1997 | Piper PA-22-150 | Challis, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Sep 1997 | Piper PA-22-160 | Belleview, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Nov 1997 | Piper PA-22-150 | Newberg, Oregon, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 1997 | Piper PA-22-150 | Holland, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 17 Aug 1997 | Piper PA-22-20 | Villa Rica, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 3,095 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Oct 1997 | Piper PA-32-300 | Juneau, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 20 Oct 1997 | Cessna 208B | Kasigluk, Alaska, United States | Peninsula Airways Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 12 Oct 1997 | Cessna 182B | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Oct 1997 | Bell 206-B2 | Sutton, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Oct 1997 | Piper PA-20 | Naknek, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Oct 1997 | Piper PA-12 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |