ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 363916
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| Date: | Sunday 22 March 1992 |
| Time: | 14:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-22-150 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5947D |
| MSN: | 22-4611 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1956 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-A2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Palmer, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Wasilla, AK (5L6) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING THE LANDING ROLL ON A SNOW COVERED RUNWAY, THE PILOT REALIZED TOO LATE THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT GOING TO STOP ON THE ICY RUNWAY. AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT INTENTIONALLY GROUND-LOOPED THE AIRPLANE TO STOP, HOWEVER, THE LEFT MAIN SKI CAUGHT ON AN ICE RIDGE, WHICH COLLAPSED THE MAIN LANDING GEAR AND THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE SURFACE.
Probable Cause: INADEQUATE IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: ICY AND SNOW COVERED RUNWAY, AND DELAYED REMEDIAL ACTION.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC92LA050
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 October 2005 | N5947D | Private | 0 | Willow, Alaska | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 19-Mar-2024 07:29 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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