# Accident 20220620010779A: Piper PA-20, Butte, AK, June 20, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 2022, 12:45 local time
- Place: Butte, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4700° N, 148.8300° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4700&lon=-148.8300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7048K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7048K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-20
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 374 total, 215 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC22LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220620010779A

## Narrative

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

PIC AND PASSENGER DEPARTED PAQ AIRPORT FOR A SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT. THEY LANDED ON A GRAVEL BAR UP THE KNIK RIVER DRAINAGE. UPON DEPARTURE FROM THE GRAVEL BAR THEY CLIMBED 200 TO 300 FEET AND STARTED TO LOSE ENGINE POWER. THE PIC LOOKED FOR A PLACE TO LAND. THEY MADE A HARD FORCED LANDING ON A GRAVEL BAR. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED A COUPLE TIMES DUE TO THE ALASKAN BUSH WHEELS. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON ITS NOSE.

## 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 ANC22LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA049), Jun 20, 2022: Piper PA-20 (N7048K), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to carburetor icing and the pilot’s failure to utilize carburetor heat.

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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