# Accident 20021029030679A: Piper PA22, Palmer, AK, October 29, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 2002, 09:30 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4167° N, 148.5500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4167&lon=-148.5500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N878A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N878A-2012-07-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22 (registry code 7102202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC03CA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03CA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021029030679A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRMAN INDICATED THAT DURING TAKEOFF, HE ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO BECOME AIRBORNE WITH INSUFFICIENT AIRSPEED. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED ONTO A GRAVEL BAR AND COLLIDED WITH ROCKS. THE IMPACT COLLAPSED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND THEN THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. AFTER THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS EVACUATED THE AIRPLANE, IT WAS CONSUMED BY A POSTCRASH FIRE. THE PILOT STATED THAT A WINDSHIFT MIGHT HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 ANC03CA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03CA008), Oct 29, 2002: Piper PA-22 (N878A), Palmer, AK, destroyed. Probable cause: The premature liftoff by the pilot during takeoff, which resulted in on ground encounter with terrain when the airplane settled onto rocks. A contributing factor in the accident was an unfavorable…

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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