# NTSB ANC98LA133: Piper PA-22, N3100Z, Arctic Village, AK, August 28, 1998 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: August 28, 1998, 13:00 local (21:00 UTC) - Place: Arctic Village, AK - Coordinates: 68.090812, -145.599746 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=68.0908&lon=-145.5997&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 28, 1999 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 43875 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC98LA133 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/43875/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA133 ## Probable cause The pilot's delayed action to abort the landing. Factors associated with the accident were a tail wind, and rising terrain. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - aborted - weather condition - tailwind (contributing factor) - aborted landing - delayed, pilot in command (cause) - terrain condition - rising (contributing factor) ## Analysis The pilot was landing to the west on an off-airport site. He stated that after touchdown he realized he would be unable to stop the airplane before reaching the end of the landing site, and attempted to abort the landing. He said that he applied full takeoff power, and the airplane became airborne, but failed to gain sufficient altitude to clear rising terrain at the end of the site. The airplane collided with a dry creek bed, and sustained substantial damage to the wings, and fuselage. The pilot noted that wind conditions at the time of the accident were estimated to be from the southeast at 5 knots, with peak gusts to 10 knots. The pilot noted that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane. ## Factual narrative On August 28, 1998, about 1300 Alaska daylight time, N3100Z, a wheel equipped Piper PA-22 airplane converted to a tailwheel configuration, sustained substantial damage during an aborted landing at an off airport landing site, about 80 miles northeast of Arctic Village, Alaska. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) personal flight under Title 14, CFR Part 91, when the accident occurred. The certificated private pilot and the one passenger aboard were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The flight originated at the Chalkyitsik Airport, Chalkyitsik, Alaska, about 1115. In his written statement to the National Transportation Safety Board, the pilot reported that he was landing to the west on the 900 feet long landing site. He stated that after touchdown he realized he would be unable to stop the airplane before reaching the end of the landing site, and attempted to abort the landing. He said that he applied full takeoff power, and the airplane became airborne, but failed to gain sufficient altitude to clear rising terrain at the end of the site. The airplane collided with a dry creek bed, and sustained substantial damage to the wings, and fuselage. The pilot noted that wind conditions at the time of the accident were estimated to be from the southeast at 5 knots, with peak gusts to 10 knots. The pilot noted that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N3100Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3100Z-2013-09-24), registration cancelled 2013-09-24, S/N 22-7037, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Piper PA-22 - Registry model: [Piper PA-22-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (registry code 7102214) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 22-7037 - Airframe hours: 2306 - Engines: Lycoming O-320 160 lbs thrust reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: David Poppe - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, August 1, 1997, 67 hours before - Departed: CIK, CHALKYITSIK, AK ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 41; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 278 total, 174 in this make and model, 204 as pilot in command, 30 in the last 90 days, 29 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 150° at 5 knots, gusting 10 - Visibility: 35 statute miles - Temperature: 64 °F ## 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 19980828022479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980828022479A), Aug 28, 1998: Piper PA22160, Arctic Village, AK, Substantial damage. Acft crashed on landing. (-23)on 8/29/98 the pilot david paul poppe, was approaching to land at an unimproved gravel bar landing strip that was approx. 8-900… ## Other investigations on N3100Z (2) 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 ANC88LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA040), Mar 23, 1988: Piper PA-22 (N3100Z), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage - [NTSB ANC81FAA14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81FAA14), May 15, 1981: Piper PA-22 (N3100Z), Fairbanks, 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. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.