ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 289407
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| Date: | Saturday 9 April 2011 |
| Time: | 14:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-22/20 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8842D |
| MSN: | 22-6012 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3115 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360 A1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Talkeetna, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Anchorage, AK (Z41) |
| Talkeetna, AK (AK44) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he contacted a nearby Federal Aviation Administration Flight Service Station (FSS) to ask if any airplanes had taken off or landed at the snow-covered, unattended gravel airstrip that was his destination. The FSS specialist stated that airplanes had landed there earlier in the day, but he did not have information about the runway condition. The pilot overflew the airstrip about 500 feet above the ground and it appeared to be hard packed, with signs of use. During the landing roll, the airplane's tires encountered soft slush and the airplane nosed over, collapsing the right wing lift-strut. The pilot said that there were no preaccident mechanical problems with the airplane and that he was unaware that the airstrip was used primarily by ski-equipped airplanes during the winter.
Probable Cause: The pilot's selection of a soft, slushy runway for landing, resulting in a noseover.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC11CA023
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 April 2016 | N8842D | 0 | Palmer, Alaska | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 05-Oct-2022 13:25 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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