NTSB CAROL · Event
Event ANC25LA006
Registry · N694AB
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
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
Registrant of record
GOLDPICK DIRTWORX LLC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
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
Hierarchical cause / factor breakdown from the FAA bulk avdata database. Each finding tagged C (Cause) or 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.
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