# Accident 20070424009949A: Piper PA22135, Soldotna, AK, April 24, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 2007, 09:30 local time
- Place: Soldotna, AK
- Airport: Soldotna
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.4756° N, 151.0339° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.4756&lon=-151.0339&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3579A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3579A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-135 (registry code 7102206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22135
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 354 total, 2 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC07CA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07CA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070424009949A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED WHILE HE WAS ATTEMPTING A CROSSWIND LANDING ON RUNWAY SEVEN (07) AT THE SOLDOTNA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (SXQ) ALASKA, THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT OFF THE RUNWAY. HE STATED AS THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUNWAY HE ATTEMPTED COUNTERING THE DRIFT WITH RUDDER AND AILERON APPLICATIONS, BUT THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUNWAY AND TRAVELED OVER A SMALL SNOW RIDGE ALONGSIDE THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT THEN TRAVELED INTO A SOFT SOD AREA AND FLIPPED OVER AS THE WHEELS SANK INTO THE SOFT SURFACE. DURING THE EVENT, THE WING STRUTS AND TOP OF THE RUDDER WERE DAMAGED AS IT COMPLETED THE ROLL OVER. THE PILOT STATED HE ONLY HAD TWO (2) HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME IN THE MAKE AND MODEL OF AIRCRAFT AND SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED SOME DUAL INSTRUCTION IN IT PRIOR TO SOLO FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS A PA-22 THAT HAD BEEN CONVERTED TO CONVENTIONAL GEAR.

## 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 ANC07CA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07CA030), Apr 24, 2007: Piper PA-22 (N3579A), Soldotna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to compensate for a crosswind during the landing roll, which resulted in a loss of control, an encounter with a muddy berm, and a nose over. A factor in the accident was a…

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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