NTSB CAROL · Event
Event ANC23LA017
Registry · N3861P
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
PIPER PA-22-150
Year of manufacture
1955 · 67 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19551223
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A4741D
Registrant of record
DELLINGER JEREMIAH
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing site, which resulted in a nose over after the main landing gear wheels broke through deep snow on the snow-covered runway.
Factual narrative
The instructor pilot of the tundra tire-equipped airplane reported that, during a touch-and-go maneuver on a snow-covered runway, the airplane decelerated rapidly as the main landing gear wheels touched down into the deep snow, and he was unable to perform the go around maneuver. The airplane subsequently nosed over sustaining substantial damage to the wing lift struts and rudder. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12
NTSB Findings
Hierarchical cause / factor breakdown from the FAA bulk avdata database. Each finding tagged C (Cause) or F (Factor).
- — Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Aircraft capability-(general)-Capability exceeded
- — Personnel issues-Action/decision-Info processing/decision-Decision making/judgment-Instructor/check pilot
- — Environmental issues-Physical environment-Runway/land/takeoff/taxi surface-Snow/slush/ice covered surface-Contributed to outcome
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_2022_ANC23LA017.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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