19850428015119A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper STCPA22 · Girdwood, AK · April 28, 1985

Date: April 28, 1985 · 09:20 local
Place: Girdwood, AK
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8035D
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC85LA076
Reported as: Piper STCPA22
Reported engine: Lycoming O320A2B
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 429 total334 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N8035DRegistered now · Piper PA-22-150S/N 22-5560 · Built 1957 Airframe modelPiper PA-22-150 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft struck unseen snowdrift during rollout on glacier. Gear collapsed.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT STRUCK UNSEEN SNOWDRIFT DURING ROLLOUT ON GLACIER. GEAR COLLAPSED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC85LA076Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGirdwood, AKThe acft was on a flt to transport 2 skiers to a glacier area, so they could ski downhill to a location to where they could be picked up. The plt landed the wheel/ski equipped acft on upsloping terrain. The visibility was good, except a whiteout phenomena was…Apr 28, 1985 · Substantial damage