Piper PA-22-150 N7850D

Summary

On 6 May 2021 at about 20:45 local time, a Piper PA-22-150 registered N7850D was involved in an accident near Willow, Alaska, United States. 2 people were 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

6 May 2021 at 20:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Willow, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Long Lake (AK69)

Coordinates

61.7169, -150.0836

Aircraft

Piper PA-22-150

Registration

N7850D

Category

Airplane

Year built

1957

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Skwentna → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC21LA036

Nobody was injured.

The pilots over application of the brakes while landing on a wet grass runway, which resulted in a loss of control and nose-over.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, while landing the tailwheel equipped airplane on a wet grass runway, he applied the brakes during the landing rollout and locked up the tires. Subsequently, the airplane slid off the crown of the runway onto dry ground and nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wings, empennage, and right lift strut. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.