What happened
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(-23)On August 9, 1998, about 1125 adt, N2447P, a wheel equipped Piper PA-22, converted to a tailwheel configuration, received substantial damage while landing on a remote ridge, about 2-miles east of Copper Center, Alaska. The flight was operated under title 14 CFR part 91 in visual meteorological conditions at the time of the accident. The solo pilot was not injured. The flight departed a private airstrip near tosina, Alaska at 1100 adt. The pilot dropped a passenger off on the ridge earlier and returning with additional gear needed for a hunting trip. During the landing rollout the main landing gear encountered a deep depression in the uneven terrain and nosed over abruptly. Pilot counseled on the hazards involved with off airport operations. (From .4) the pilot reported he was landing at an off airport site on a mountain ridge. During the landing roll, the airplane encountered rough/uneven terrain, and nosed over.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)ON AUGUST 9, 1998, ABOUT 1125 ADT, N2447P, A WHEEL EQUIPPED PIPER PA-22, CONVERTED TO A TAILWHEEL CONFIGURATION, RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHILE LANDING ON A REMOTE RIDGE, ABOUT 2-MILES EAST OF COPPER CENTER, ALASKA. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE SOLO PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP NEAR TOSINA, ALASKA AT 1100 ADT. THE PILOT DROPPED A PASSENGER OFF ON THE RIDGE EARLIER AND RETURNING WITH ADDITIONAL GEAR NEEDED FOR A HUNTING TRIP. DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT THE MAIN LANDING GEAR ENCOUNTERED A DEEP DEPRESSION IN THE UNEVEN TERRAIN AND NOSED OVER ABRUPTLY. PILOT COUNSELED ON THE HAZARDS INVOLVED WITH OFF AIRPORT OPERATIONS. (FROM .4) THE PILOT REPORTED HE WAS LANDING AT AN OFF AIRPORT SITE ON A MOUNTAIN RIDGE. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED ROUGH/UNEVEN TERRAIN, AND NOSED OVER.
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