# Accident 20010822036389A: Piper PA22150, Sparrevohn, AK, August 22, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 2001, 10:00 local time
- Place: Sparrevohn, AK
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.8110° N, 161.4404° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.8110&lon=-161.4404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6949B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6949B) (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 PA22150
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC01LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010822036389A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 22, 2001, AT OR ABOUT 1000 ADT, A TUNDRA TIRE EQUIPPED PIPER PA-22 AIRPLANE N6949B, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE MANEUVERING AFTER LANDING ABOUT 38 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SPARREVOHN, ALASKA. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) CROSS-COUNTRY PERSONAL FLIGHT WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE PRIVATE CERTIFICATED PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS TAXIING THE AIRCRAFT AFTER LANDING IN A REMOTE AREA TO GO HUNTING, WHEN THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRE FELL INTO A BLIND HOLE. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT FRACTURED CAUSING THE LANDING GEAR DRAG STRUT AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY TO BE PUSHED UPWARD, INTO THE LEFT WING LIFT STRUT, BENDING THE STRUT. THE AIRPLANE PROPELLER WAS ALSO DAMAGED WHEN THE GEAR COLLAPSED.

## 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 ANC01LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA125), Aug 22, 2001: Piper PA-22 (N6949B), Sparrevohn, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing. Factors in the accident were rough/uneven terrain, and an overload failure of the main landing gear landing strut.

## Other reports on N6949B (1)

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

- [Accident 20020818023409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020818023409A), Aug 18, 2002: Piper PA22150 (N6949B), Sparrevohn, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) On August 18, 2002, at or about 1310 adt, a tundra tire equipped Piper pa 22-150 airplane, N6949B, sustained substantial damage attempting a go-around…

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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