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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-22-150 · Big Lake, AK · February 22, 2017

Date: February 22, 2017 · 16:00 local
Place: Big Lake, AK
Airport: Big Lake
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6024D
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA17CA159
Reported as: Piper PA-22-150
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 600 total28 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N6024DRegistered now · Piper PA-22-150S/N 22-4677 · Built 1956 Airframe modelPiper PA-22-150 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Following touch and goes at wasilla ap (iys) pilot decided to land Big Lake (bgq). Upon landing aircraft nosed over onto back. Pilot uninjured. After post crash inspection, found left hand wheel and brake encrusted with snow and ice. Wheel and tire assembly would not rotate. Aircraft sustained damage to left wing spar , wind screen, propeller and spinner, vertical tail assy.

As the FAA filed it

FOLLOWING TOUCH AND GOES AT WASILLA AP (IYS) PILOT DECIDED TO LAND BIG LAKE (BGQ). UPON LANDING AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER ONTO BACK. PILOT UNINJURED. AFTER POST CRASH INSPECTION, FOUND LEFT HAND WHEEL AND BRAKE ENCRUSTED WITH SNOW AND ICE. WHEEL AND TIRE ASSEMBLY WOULD NOT ROTATE. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO LEFT WING SPAR , WIND SCREEN, PROPELLER AND SPINNER, VERTICAL TAIL ASSY.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB GAA17CA159Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBig Lake, AKThe contamination of snow and ice on the left main landing gear and brake, which prevented the wheel from rolling during touchdown and resulted in a nose-over.Feb 23, 2017 · Substantial damage