Piper PA-22-150 N808PT

Summary

On 21 September 2024 at about 19:30 local time, a Piper PA-22-150 registered N808PT, operated by Dancing Bear Alaska, LLC, was involved in an accident near Bettles, 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

21 September 2024 at 19:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Bettles, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Bettles (PABT)

Coordinates

66.8096, -151.5199

Aircraft

Piper PA-22-150

Registration

N808PT

Category

Airplane

Year built

1956

Engines

1

Operator

Dancing Bear Alaska, LLC

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bettles → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC24LA095

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to adequately compensate for shifting wind conditions, resulting in a hard landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, while taking off from a lake in a float-equipped airplane in variable, gusty wind conditions, the wind shifted to a quartering tailwind which forced the airplane back onto the water. The hard landing resulted in substantial damage to the lift struts and fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.