# Accident 20110409005569A: Piper PA-22-160, Talkeetna, AK, April 9, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 2011, 15:29 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Airport: Talkeetna Village Strip Airpor
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.3206° N, 150.0936° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.3206&lon=-150.0936&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8842D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8842D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-160 (registry code 7102214, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22-160
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 11,800 total, 200 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC11CA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110409005569A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ANC11CA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA023), Apr 9, 2011: Piper PA-22/20 (N8842D), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of a soft, slushy runway for landing, resulting in a noseover.

## Other reports on N8842D (2)

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

- [Accident 20160404023689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160404023689A), Apr 4, 2016: Piper PA-22-160 (N8842D), Palmer, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted to takeoff in the mud, aborted the takeoff and ran into alders at end of strip
- [Accident 19880509013709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880509013709A), May 9, 1988: Piper PA22160 (N8842D), Kodiak, AK, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on lake takeoff aborted too late. Hit shore and flipped over.

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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