Piper PA-22-150 N6949B

Summary

On 18 August 2002 at about 21:10 local time, a Piper PA-22-150 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.

Date

18 August 2002 at 21:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Sparrevohn, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

61.8104, -161.4405

Aircraft

Piper PA-22-150

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

ANC02LA100

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate evaluation of wind conditions while landing, which resulted in a downwind landing and an encounter with rough terrain when the airplane overran the intended landing area. Factors associated with the accident were a tailwind, and rough and uneven terrain.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The solo private pilot was landing the airplane to the north on a treeless, mountain ridge top. While on approach for landing, he encountered what he characterized as light and variable winds estimated to be from the north at 10 knots. He said that just after touchdown, he realized that the wind was from the south. The pilot said that he applied full engine power in an attempt to abort the landing, but the airplane did not become airborne. The airplane rolled to the end of the site, and the main wheels struck rough and uneven terrain. The main landing gear collapsed, and the airplane slid down an embankment. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings and the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident anomalies with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.