# Accident 20231112020179A: Piper PA-22, Anchorage, AK, November 12, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 2023, 16:26 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Lake Hood Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1830° N, 149.9616° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1830&lon=-149.9616&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8095C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8095C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22 (registry code 7102202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (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-22
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 7,745 total, 700 in this make and model, 159 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC24LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231112020179A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS PLUGGED IN FOR SEVERAL HOURS FOR PRE-HEAT PRIOR TO FLIGHT.  AFTER REMOVING THE COVERS AND UNPLUGGING THE AIRCRAFT THE ENGINE WAS STARTED.  THE PILOT TAXIED AROUND THE VICTOR TAXIWAY FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES WAITING ON THE ATIS TO CHANGE FROM IFR TO VFR.  THE SKY WAS CLEAR TO THE EYE BUT ATIS STILL HAD NOT UPDATED FROM THE ICE FOG THAT HAD JUST CLEARED THE AREA.

AT AROUND 16:10 THE SKY WAS CLEAR WITH LIGHT WINDS AND THE PILOT TOOK OFF ON RUNWAY 32 WITH CLOSED-TRAFFIC.  ON DOWNWIND THE PILOT RECEIVED CLEARANCE FOR AN OPTION APPROACH AND LANDING.  FLAPS WERE SET AND DUE TO THE RELATIVELY COLD AIR TEMPERATURE THE PILOT DECIDED TO KEEP THE ENGINE POWER SET ABOVE IDLE AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 RPM DURING THE DESCENT. TO INCREASE THE DESCENT RATE PRIOR TO THE BASE TURN THE PILOT FLEW A FORWARD SLIP USING ABOUT 1 /3-1/2 OF THE LEFT RUDDER TRAVEL.  THE PILOT COMPLETED A PRE-LANDING CHECK BY CHECKING MIXTURE POSITION, APPLYING FULL CARB-HEAT, AND SET THE FUEL SELECTOR TO BOTH.

DURING THE BASE TO FINAL TURN, EVERYTHING APPEARED NORMAL WITH THE AIRPLANE AND THE FLIGHT PATH. TO SET THE FINAL APPROACH SPEED AND POWER THE PILOT REDUCED THE THROTTLE TO IDLE MOMENTARILY (MAYBE 1 SECOND). AND THEN REAPPLIED THROTTLE ATTEMPTING TO ADD ABOUT 200 RPM TO LESSEN THE DESCENT RATE, BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE ENGINE. AFTER REALIZING THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE ENGINE THE PILOT ADDED SIGNIFICANTLY MORE THROTTLE WITH NO RESPONSE.  THE PILOT THEN REALIZED THE ENGINE HAD QUIT.  THE PILOT THEN RECHECKED THAT THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS IN THE BOTH POSITION.

THE PILOT RECOGNIZED THAT THE GLIDE WOULD NOT BE SUFFICIENT TO MAKE THE RUNWAY, AND CONTINUED FLYING.  AS THE PILOT REMINDED HIMSELF TO LET THE AIRCRAFT GLIDE HE REALIZED HE HAD ALREADY PULLED THE YOKE BACK FULLY AS IT WAS TIME TO FLARE.

THE MAIN WHEELS IMPACTED THE SIDE EDGE OF THE ROADWAY THAT RUNS PAST THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 32. THE AIRPLANE HAD FORWARD ENERGY AND SLID ACROSS THE ROAD AND INSIDE OF THE FENCE INTO THE CLEAR AREA AT THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 32.

## 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 ANC24LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA004), Nov 13, 2023: Piper PA-22 (N8095C), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during final approach due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted from the pilot’s inadequate preflight.

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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