# Accident 20020818023409A: Piper PA22150, Sparrevohn, AK, August 18, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 2002, 15:30 local time
- Place: Sparrevohn, AK
- Airport: Sparrevohn Afs
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.8104° N, 161.4405° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.8104&lon=-161.4405&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 ANC02LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020818023409A

## Narrative

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

(-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 DURING LANDING 25 MILES SOUTH OF SPARREVON, ALASKA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULE (VFR) CFR 91 CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE PRIVATE CERTIFICATED PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER TOUCHING DOWN DURING A LANDING ATTEMPT, WITH 10 MPH TAILWIND, HE ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND TAKEOFF MANEUVER TO AVOID ROUGH TERRAIN. AIRCRAFT CONTACTED ROUGH AREA BEFORE BECOMING AIRBORNE AND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, PROPELLER CONTACTED GROUND AND AIRCRAFT WENT OVER 50 FOOT EMBANKMENT CRASHING ON LEDGE BELOW. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 ANC02LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA100), Aug 18, 2002: Piper PA-22-150 (N6949B), Sparrevohn, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate evaluation of wind conditions while landing, which resulted in a downwind landing and an encounter with rough terrain when the airplane overran the intended landing area.…

## Other reports on N6949B (1)

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

- [Accident 20010822036389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010822036389A), Aug 22, 2001: Piper PA22150 (N6949B), Sparrevohn, AK, No damage. (-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…

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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