20171218023259A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-22-108 · Yentna, AK · December 18, 2017

Date: December 18, 2017 · 13:00 local
Place: Yentna, AK
Airport: Yentna Station
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4805Z
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA18CA090
Reported as: Piper PA-22-108
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 90 total3 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

N4805ZRegistered now · Piper PA-22-108S/N 22-8372 Airframe modelPiper PA-22-108 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Departed palmer (paaq) at approximately 1200L and arrived Yentna Station (02AK) at approximately 1300L. Pilot stated that he overflew the runway to check conditions and observed that it had been groomed. He then flew a second approach and dragged the runway to check the surface condition. On final rollout after performing a full landing the left main tire dug into a soft spot in the snow and pulled the aircraft sharply to the left and toward the left edge of the runway. The aircraft tipped abruptly to the right, resulting in damage to the right wing and causing the propeller to strike the ground.

As the FAA filed it

DEPARTED PALMER (PAAQ) AT APPROXIMATELY 1200L AND ARRIVED YENTNA STATION (02AK) AT APPROXIMATELY 1300L. PILOT STATED THAT HE OVERFLEW THE RUNWAY TO CHECK CONDITIONS AND OBSERVED THAT IT HAD BEEN GROOMED. HE THEN FLEW A SECOND APPROACH AND DRAGGED THE RUNWAY TO CHECK THE SURFACE CONDITION. ON FINAL ROLLOUT AFTER PERFORMING A FULL LANDING THE LEFT MAIN TIRE DUG INTO A SOFT SPOT IN THE SNOW AND PULLED THE AIRCRAFT SHARPLY TO THE LEFT AND TOWARD THE LEFT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT TIPPED ABRUPTLY TO THE RIGHT, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING AND CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE GROUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB GAA18CA090Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportYentna, AKThe pilot’s selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control and subsequent nose-over.Dec 18, 2017 · Substantial damage