# Accident 19951115036519A: Piper PA22160, Seeley Lake, MT, November 15, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 1995, 10:20 local time
- Place: Seeley Lake, MT
- Airport: Seeley Lake Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2398° N, 113.5308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2398&lon=-113.5308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8431D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8431D-2013-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-160 (registry code 7102214, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22160
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,240 total, 150 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951115036519A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON SNOW COVERED RUNWAY. NOSED OVER. SNOW DEPTH FIVE INCHES. NOTAM AIRPORT CLOSED. NOVEMBER TIL MAY.

## 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 SEA96LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA018), Nov 15, 1995: Piper PA-22-160 (N8431D), Seeley Lake, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR LANDING. THE SNOW COVERED RUNWAY WAS A FACTOR.

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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