NTSB CAROL · Event
Event ANC25LA002
Registry · N9621D
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
PIPER PA-22-160
Year of manufacture
1958 · 66 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19581210
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AD6613
Registrant of record
LIMITLESS OUTDOORS
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
The right main landing gear’s inadvertent contact with uneven terrain, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing was the pilot’s failure to adequately assess the landing environment prior to touchdown.
Factual narrative
The pilot reported that, while performing an off-airport landing in a tailwheel-equipped airplane, the right main gear hit hard and immediately compressed, bending the crossover tube between the front main gear mounts, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12
NTSB Findings
Hierarchical cause / factor breakdown from the FAA bulk avdata database. Each finding tagged C (Cause) or F (Factor).
- — Personnel issues-Action/decision-Info processing/decision-Decision making/judgment-Pilot
- — Aircraft-Aircraft systems-Landing gear system-Main landing gear attach sec-Capability exceeded
- — Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Aircraft control-Pilot
- — Personnel issues-Action/decision-Action-Incorrect action performance-Pilot
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_2024_ANC25LA002.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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