ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 298576
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| Date: | Wednesday 22 August 2001 |
| Time: | 09:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-22 |
| 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 |
| SPARREVOHN, AK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private certificated pilot was landing in a remote area to go hunting. During the landing touchdown, the left main landing gear tire hit a hole. The left main landing gear strut fractured and the tire was pushed upward, into the left wing lift strut.
Probable Cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing. Factors in the accident were rough/uneven terrain, and an overload failure of the main landing gear landing strut.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC01LA125
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 August 2002 | N6949B | Ronald Wild | 0 | Sparrevohn, Alaska | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 15-Oct-2022 19:39 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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