# Accident 20080401831899A: Piper PA22108, Ugashik, AK, April 1, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 2008, 09:00 local time
- Place: Ugashik, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 57.5667° N, 157.0250° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.5667&lon=-157.0250&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5840Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5840Z-2019-04-30) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC08LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08LA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080401831899A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT HIT A 4 INCH DEEP PUDDLE WHILE LANDING ON A FROZEN LAKE. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN.

## 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 ANC08LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08LA047), Apr 1, 2008: Piper PA-22 (N5840Z), Ugashik, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in a nose over. A factor contributing to the accident was water on the surface of the ice-covered lake.

## Other reports on N5840Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19970916027709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970916027709A), Sep 16, 1997: Piper PA22108 (N5840Z), Northway, AK, Substantial damage. Crashed on landing, other circumstances are unknown. (.4)the pilot was landing the tailwheel, tundra tire equipped airplane on an asphalt runway. The pilot…

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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