Piper PA22 N9819D

Summary

On 19 June 2018 at about 22:00 local time, a Piper PA22 registered N9819D was involved in an accident near Yakutat, Alaska, United States. 3 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

19 June 2018 at 22:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Yakutat, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Yakutat (YAK)

Coordinates

59.5089, -139.6642

Aircraft

Piper PA22

Registration

N9819D

Category

Airplane

Year built

1959

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Yakutat → Yakutat

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA18CA363

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, after touchdown, the airplane began oscillating and that it then exited the runway to the right. The airplane ground looped to the right, the left main landing gear collapsed, and the left wing impacted the ground. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.