# Accident 19991107032149A: Piper PA22160, Glen Allen, AK, November 7, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 1999, 15:00 local time
- Place: Glen Allen, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.0995° N, 145.5307° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.0995&lon=-145.5307&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8145D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8145D) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 119 total, 76 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC00LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991107032149A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON NOVEMBER 7, 1999, ABOUT 1500 ALASKA STANDARD TIME, A WHEEL EQUIPPED PIPER PA-22-160 AIRPLANE, N8145D, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING LANDING ON THE GLENN HIGHWAY, ABOUT 20 MILES WEST OF GLENNALLEN, ALASKA, AT LATITUDE 62 DEGREES, 03 MINUTES NORTH, AND LONGITUDE 146 DEGREES, 27 MINUTES WEST. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER TITLE 14, CFR PART 91, WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.  THE PRIVATE PILOT/AIRPLANE OWNER WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.   DURING A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD (NTSB) INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE ON NOVEMBER 9, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD JUST DEPARTED FROM A PORTION OF THE GLENN HIGHWAY WHEN HE REMEMBERED THAT HE HAD FORGOTTEN THE KEYS TO HIS CAR THAT WAS PARKED AT THE GLENNALLEN AIRPORT, HIS INTENDED DESTINATION.  HE STATED HE ELECTED TO RETURN, AND AFTER LANDING ON THE HIGHWAY, HE APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND BOTH MAIN WHEELS SLID ON THE SNOW-COVERED HIGHWAY.  HE SAID THAT WHEN THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL CONTACTED A PATCH OF DRY PAVEMENT, THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT, COLLIDED WITH A DRAINAGE DITCH, AND NOSED OV ER. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS, LEFT LIFT-STRUT, AND EMPENNAGE.  THE PILOT NOTED THAT THERE WERE NO PREACCIDENT MECHANICAL ANOMALIES WITH THE AIRPLANE.                                             (-23) A/C WAS TAXIING AND LEFT TIRE ROLLED INTO SOME DEEPER SNOW. PILOT APPLIED RIGHT BRAKE BUT WAS UNABLE TO OVERCOME EFFECTS OF DEEP SNOW. A/C CONTINUED TO TURN LEFT INTO THE DITCH AND NOSED OVER.                           (.4) THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT HAD JUST DEPARTED FROM A PORTION OF THE GLENN HIGHWAY WHEN HE REMEMBERED THAT HE HAD FORGOTTEN THE KEYS TO HIS CAR THAT WAS PARKED AT HIS DESTINATION AIRPORT.  HE ELECTED TO RETURN, AND WHILE TAXIING TO THE PARKING AREA, HE APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND BOTH MAIN WHEELS SLID ON THE SNOW-COVERED HIGHWAY.  HE SAID THAT WHEN THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL CONTACTED A PATCH OF DRY PAVEMENT, THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT, COLLIDED WITH A DRAINAGE DITCH, AND NOSED OVER.  THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS, LEFT LIFT-STRUT, AND EMPENNAGE.  THE PILOT NOTED THAT THERE WERE NO PREACCIDENT MECHANICAL ANOMALIES WITH THE AIRPLANE.

## 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 ANC00LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA012), Nov 7, 1999: Piper PA-22-160 (N8145D), Glennallen, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. A factor associated with the accident was snow-covered terrain.

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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