# NTSB ANC07CA030: Piper PA-22, N3579A, Soldotna, AK, April 24, 2007 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: April 24, 2007, 09:30 local (17:30 UTC) - Place: Soldotna, AK - Coordinates: 60.475555, -151.033889 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.4756&lon=-151.0339&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 27, 2007 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 65634 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC07CA030 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/65634/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07CA030 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to compensate for a crosswind during the landing roll, which resulted in a loss of control, an encounter with a muddy berm, and a nose over. A factor in the accident was a crosswind. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - berm - Nose over, landing - roll ## Analysis The private certificated pilot was landing a tailwheel-equipped airplane while practicing touch-and-go landings, which required a correction for a left crosswind, during a Title 14, CFR Part 91 personal flight. During touchdown, the pilot inadvertently allowed the airplane to veer to the right, and he applied takeoff power in an attempt to abort the landing. The pilot said that after he applied takeoff power, the veer worsened, and he reduced power in an attempt to stop the airplane. The airplane subsequently went off the right side of the runway, encountered a muddy berm, and nosed over. The airplane sustained structural damage to the wing lift struts and empennage. The pilot noted that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane. ## Factual narrative The private certificated pilot was landing a tailwheel-equipped airplane while practicing touch-and-go landings, which required a correction for a left crosswind, during a Title 14, CFR Part 91 personal flight. During touchdown, the pilot inadvertently allowed the airplane to veer to the right, and he applied takeoff power in an attempt to abort the landing. The pilot said that after he applied takeoff power, the veer worsened, and he reduced power in an attempt to stop the airplane. The airplane subsequently went off the right side of the runway, encountered a muddy berm, and nosed over. The airplane sustained structural damage to the wing lift struts and empennage. The pilot noted that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N3579A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3579A), registered now, S/N 22-1854, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Piper PA-22 - Registry model: [Piper PA-22-135](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (registry code 7102206) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (registry code 41509, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 22-1854 - Airframe hours: 4263 - Engines: Lycoming O-320 150 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Stephen D. McIntosh - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, October 1, 2006, 1 hours before - Departed: Soldotna, AK - Destination: SXQ, Soldotna, AK - Airport: SXQ, Soldotna, runway 7, 5,000 × 132 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 62; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review April 1, 2007; seat: left; flight hours: 357 total, 2 in this make and model, 310 as pilot in command, 7 in the last 90 days, 7 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 360° at 5 knots, gusting 10 - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 39 °F, dew point 21 °F - Altimeter: 30.05 inHg ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20070424009949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070424009949A), Apr 24, 2007: Piper PA22135, Soldotna, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot stated while he was attempting a crosswind landing on runway seven (07) at the Soldotna municipal airport (sxq) Alaska, the aircraft drifted to… ## Other investigations on N3579A (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 ANC72DAG88](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC72DAG88), Jan 17, 1972: Piper PA-22 (N3579A), Seldovia, AK, substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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