# Accident 19920322007409A: Piper STCPA22, Palmer, AK, March 22, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1992, 12:30 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Airport: Butte Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 66.0500° N, 154.2397° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.0500&lon=-154.2397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5947D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5947D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER STCPA22
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 555 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920322007409A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

UNABLE TO STOP ON SNOW COVERED ICY STRIP. GROUND LOOPED AT END TO PREVENT OVERRUN. SIDE LOAD COLLAPSED SKI GEAR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC92LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA050), Mar 22, 1992: Piper PA-22-150 (N5947D), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: ICY AND SNOW COVERED RUNWAY, AND DELAYED REMEDIAL ACTION.

## Other reports on N5947D (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20051010027699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051010027699A), Oct 10, 2005: Piper PA22150 (N5947D), Willow, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) During takeoff roll something struck the belly access panel causing the panel to open rearwards. This created too much drag to complete the takeoff.…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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