Piper PA-22-150 N4774A

Summary

On 6 August 2005 at about 04:45 local time, a Piper PA-22-150 registered N4774A was involved in an accident near Tyonek, 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 August 2005 at 04:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Tyonek, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

61.0167, -151.5667

Aircraft

Piper PA-22-150

Registration

N4774A

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Wolf Lake → Tyonek

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC05LA127

Nobody was injured.

The instructor pilot's inadvertent touchdown during a low pass, and attempted go-around, which resulted in an in-flight collision with terrain, and nose over.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The 14 CFR Part 91 instructor pilot was providing instruction while scouting an off-site landing area. He said during a low pass the airplane started to settle, and he applied power to climb, but the engine failed to respond. He said the airplane touched down, and during the landing roll the airplane nosed over. In his written statement to the NTSB, the pilot wrote that the throttle should have been applied more slowly for the go-around, and that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures associated with the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.