# Accident 20010331016789A: Piper PA22108, Palmer, AK, March 31, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 2001, 17:30 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5833° N, 149.0842° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5833&lon=-149.0842&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4606Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4606Z-2022-02-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-108 (registry code 7102204, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22108
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC01LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010331016789A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 31, 2001, A TUNDRA TIRE EQUIPPED PIPER PA-20, N4606Z REGISTERED TO AND PILOTED BY JEFFERY R. CLEMENTS WAS INVOLVED IN AN AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT AT AN OFF AIRPORT SITE, APPROXIMANTLY 23 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PALMER, ALASKA. ACCORDING TO THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT, JUST BEFORE TAKEOFF FROM A SNOW COVERED 800 FOOT LONG STRIP, THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL HIT A RUT AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.  THE AIRMAN STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND COLLIDED WITH A STAND OF WILLOW TREES.  THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF FAR PART 91.  THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED, HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 ANC01LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA045), Mar 31, 2001: Piper PA-22-108 (N4606Z), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable takeoff area. A factor associated with the accident was rough/uneven 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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