# Accident 20170222004289A: Piper PA-22-150, Big Lake, AK, February 22, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 2017, 16:00 local time
- Place: Big Lake, AK
- Airport: Big Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5347° N, 149.8111° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5347&lon=-149.8111&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6024D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6024D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (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-22-150
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 28 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170222004289A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 GAA17CA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA159), Feb 23, 2017: Piper PA22 (N6024D), Big Lake, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

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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