ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 296759
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| Date: | Sunday 18 August 2002 |
| Time: | 12:10 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-22-150 |
| Owner/operator: | Ronald Wild |
| Registration: | N6949B |
| MSN: | 22-4229 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1956 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2646 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-B2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sparrevohn, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Drift River , AK (3AK5) |
| Sparrevohn Air Force Station, AK (SVW/PASV) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The solo private pilot was landing the airplane to the north on a treeless, mountain ridge top. While on approach for landing, he encountered what he characterized as light and variable winds estimated to be from the north at 10 knots. He said that just after touchdown, he realized that the wind was from the south. The pilot said that he applied full engine power in an attempt to abort the landing, but the airplane did not become airborne. The airplane rolled to the end of the site, and the main wheels struck rough and uneven terrain. The main landing gear collapsed, and the airplane slid down an embankment. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings and the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident anomalies with the airplane.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate evaluation of wind conditions while landing, which resulted in a downwind landing and an encounter with rough terrain when the airplane overran the intended landing area. Factors associated with the accident were a tailwind, and rough and uneven terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC02LA100
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| 22 August 2001 | N6949B | Ronald Wild | 0 | SPARREVOHN, Alaska | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Oct-2022 10:26 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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