# Accident 20160404023689A: Piper PA-22-160, Palmer, AK, April 4, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 2016, 12:43 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Airport: Mud Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5972° N, 149.1147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palmer, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5972&lon=-149.1147&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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 20 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160404023689A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF IN THE MUD, ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND RAN INTO ALDERS AT END OF STRIP

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N8842D (2)

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

- [Accident 20110409005569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110409005569A), Apr 9, 2011: Piper PA-22-160 (N8842D), Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. 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…
- [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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