Piper PA-22 N6949B
22 August 2001 · Sparrevohn, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 August 2001 at about 18:00 local time, a Piper PA-22 registered N6949B was involved in an accident near Sparrevohn, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sparrevohn, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 61.8110, -161.4404
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-22
- Registration
- N6949B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Drift River → Sparrevohn
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC01LA125
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
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.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan 2001 | Piper PA-22-150 | Atwater, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 2001 | Piper PA-22-150 | Morris, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Sep 2001 | Piper PA-22-150 | Kenton, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 2001 | Piper PA-22-160 | Daytona Beach, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 2001 | Piper PA-22 | Camarillo, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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All 3,095 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Sep 2001 | Piper PA-12 | Tok, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 2001 | Freeman GLASTAR | Glennallen, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 2001 | Piper PA-18-135 | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 2001 | Piper PA-16 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Aug 2001 | Sikorsky S61A | Wrangell, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 2001 | Cessna 150 | Delta Junction, Alaska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |