Piper PA-22-150 N23RB

Summary

On 5 February 2022 at about 00:50 local time, a Piper PA-22-150 registered N23RB, operated by Kenai Aviation Training Academy, was involved in an accident near Kasilof, 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

5 February 2022 at 00:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Kasilof, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Kasilof (5KS)

Coordinates

60.2501, -151.3001

Aircraft

Piper PA-22-150

Registration

N23RB

Category

Airplane

Year built

1956

Engines

1

Operator

Kenai Aviation Training Academy

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Kenai → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC22LA017

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s decision to land on an unmaintained runway surface, 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 on his third pass over the “unplowed” runway, he allowed the main wheels to touch down on the snow. Subsequently, the nosewheel impacted the snow, “folded back”, and the airplane nosed over, coming to rest inverted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and right wing. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.