# Accident 20170327011049A: Piper PA-22-160, Soldotna, AK, March 27, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 2017, 15:30 local time
- Place: Soldotna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.4772° N, 151.1714° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.4772&lon=-151.1714&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2838Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2838Z) (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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 400 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA210) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170327011049A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS FLYING HIS AIRCRAFT N2838Z FROM SOLDOTNA AIRPORT (SXQ ) TO A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP, GAEDE (7AK3) LAT/LONG:  60-28-34.9390N/ 151-09-58.0090W , 4 NAUTICAL MILES WEST OF DEPARTING AIRPORT(SXQ). THE PILOT STATED HE DID A FLY BY AND NOTED ORIENTATION OF AIRFIELD WIND SOCK, WHICH INDICATED A CROSS WIND, THEN LINED UP FOR AN APPROACH ACCORDINGLY. HE THEN STATED HE CAME IN TOO FAST AND TOO HIGH. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ONCE ON TOUCH DOWN AND STRUCK A SNOW PILE AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 GAA17CA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA210), Mar 27, 2017: Piper PA22 (N2838Z), Soldotna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s unstabilized approach and failure to attain the proper touchdown point, which resulted in a runway overrun and collision with a snowbank.

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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