NTSB ANC25LA006 — 2024-10-25 · Talkeetna, Alaska, United States

Current FAA registration · N694AB

Make / Model: PIPER PA-22-150
Year of manufacture: 1957 · 67 years old at event
Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19570618
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A93994

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N694AB Piper PA22 None

Probable cause & findings

The mechanical failure of the left main landing gear leg due to corrosion, resulting in substantial damage to the left struts.

Factual narrative

The pilot reported that, after landing on a gravel bar in a tailwheel-equipped airplane, as he slowed to taxi speed, the left main gear leg failed. The airplane lost directional control and ground looped which resulted in substantial damage to the left wing struts. A postaccident examination of the main landing gear revealed a fracture in the landing gear tube at a point where it joins the inboard end of the axle likely due to corrosion. Apart from the corrosion found during the postaccident examination, 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

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

— Aircraft-Aircraft systems-Landing gear system-Main landing gear-Damaged/degraded

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2024_ANC25LA006.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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