Piper PA-22-150 N7257D

Summary

On 14 May 2012 at about 19:30 local time, a Piper PA-22-150 registered N7257D, operated by Alaska Floats and Ski Inc., was involved in an accident near Talkeetna, 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.

Date

14 May 2012 at 19:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Talkeetna, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Talkeetna (PATK)

Coordinates

62.5267, -150.8833

Aircraft

Piper PA-22-150

Registration

N7257D

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Alaska Floats and Ski Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Talkeetna → Talkeetna

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC12CA039

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the tailwheel-equipped airplane during landing, which resulted in a ground loop. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's failure to adequately monitor the landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor was conducting an airplane and local area familiarization flight with the commercial pilot. The commercial pilot was landing the airplane when he lost directional control of the tailwheel-equipped airplane, which resulted in a ground loop. During the ground loop, the airplane’s left wing struck the ground, and the main landing gear collapsed. Neither pilot reported any preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.