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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-22-160 · Talkeetna, AK · April 9, 2011

Date: April 9, 2011 · 15:29 local
Place: Talkeetna, AK
Airport: Talkeetna Village Strip Airpor
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8842D
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC11CA023
Reported as: Piper PA-22-160
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 11,800 total200 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N8842DRegistered now · Piper PA-22-160S/N 22-6012 · Built 1958 Airframe modelPiper PA-22-160 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot marcus meadows with one passenger on board attempted to land at the Talkeetna Village air strip. Pilot flew over the strip at 500 feet to preview runway conditions. Upon landing, aircraft sunk into soft snow. As the main wheels dug in on roll out, aircraft flipped upside down. No injuries.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT MARCUS MEADOWS WITH ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT THE TALKEETNA VILLAGE AIR STRIP. PILOT FLEW OVER THE STRIP AT 500 FEET TO PREVIEW RUNWAY CONDITIONS. UPON LANDING, AIRCRAFT SUNK INTO SOFT SNOW. AS THE MAIN WHEELS DUG IN ON ROLL OUT, AIRCRAFT FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN. NO INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB ANC11CA023Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportTalkeetna, AKThe pilot's selection of a soft, slushy runway for landing, resulting in a noseover.Apr 9, 2011 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8842D · 2

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

Accident 20160404023689ATakeoff: Departure Roll · Palmer, AKPilot attempted to takeoff in the mud, aborted the takeoff and ran into alders at end of stripApr 4, 2016 · Substantial damage Accident 19880509013709ATo Aborted (Fixed Wing) · Kodiak, AKLost directional control on lake takeoff aborted too late. Hit shore and flipped over.May 9, 1988 · Substantial damage