ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 291946
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| Date: | Saturday 5 August 2006 |
| Time: | 15:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-22-150 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3546P |
| MSN: | 22-3302 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1955 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Deadhorse, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Deadhorse , AK |
| Deadhorse , AK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The solo commercial pilot was landing at a remote off-airport site under Title 14, CFR Part 91. Prior to the accident flight, the pilot hiked about 1 mile to the accident airplane to disassemble a previous camp site, load the camp items into the airplane, then reposition the airplane closer to where he had shot a caribou earlier that day. A witness stated that the pilot made a series of low passes over his intended landing site. During the accident approach, while the airplane was about 100 feet agl, the airplane nosed down and collided with the ground in a near vertical attitude. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wings, fuselage, and empennage. The pilot noted in his written statement to the NTSB that the last thing he can recall was while he was on final approach to the site, but he has no recollection of the accident. He also noted that there were no preaccident mechanical problems with the airplane.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while on approach to land, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent and collision with terrain. A factor contributing to the accident was an inadvertent stall.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC06LA107
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 08-Oct-2022 07:06 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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