Piper PA-22-150 N7236D

Summary

On 29 August 2019 at about 03:00 local time, a Piper PA-22-150 registered N7236D, operated by Alaska Floats and Skis, 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

29 August 2019 at 03:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Talkeetna, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Talkeetna (TKA)

Coordinates

62.3214, -150.0928

Aircraft

Piper PA-22-150

Registration

N7236D

Category

Airplane

Year built

1957

Engines

1

Operator

Alaska Floats and Skis

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

ANC19LA047

Nobody was injured.

A failure of the aft left weld-on fuselage landing gear fitting due to a poor weld joint.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

While dragging an off-airport landing site, the flight instructor heard an audible "pop" and noticed a partial separation of the left main landing gear. After returning to the departure airport, he conducted a fly by and was told that the left main landing gear was loose. The pilot conducted an emergency landing, which resulted in a ground loop and substantial damage to the fuselage. Postaccident examination revealed that the aft left welded-on fuselage landing gear fitting had separated from the fuselage at the welding point. Examination of the fractured weld surfaces revealed an unacceptable weld filet profile, which included incomplete fusion, a lack of penetration, and gross porosity in the weld deposit.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.