Piper PA22 accident near Anchorage, Alaska, May 17, 2023
On May 17, 2023 at about 6:55 pm local time, a 1957 Piper PA22, registered N7741D, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing (landing roll) near Anchorage, Alaska (Ted Stevens Anchorage Intl airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot's excessive braking during the landing roll, resulting in a nose over.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 17, 2023 · about 6:55 pm local time
- Place
- Anchorage, Alaska · Ted Stevens Anchorage Intl · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA22 150, built 1957 · all PA22s on the register
- Registration
- N7741D · registry record · serial 22-5419
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot reported that after landing, while in a high-speed taxi, air traffic control asked him to exit on a taxiway prior to the taxiway he intended to use. He applied brakes and the airplane nosed over and the airplane came to rest inverted. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Nose over/nose down during landing (landing roll)
- Loss of control on ground during landing (landing roll) defining event
The NTSB's findings
- Personnel issues › Task performance › Use of equip/info › Aircraft control › Pilot
- Environmental issues › Operating environment › Air traffic/operating proc › (general) › Contributed to outcome
- Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Aircraft capability › Braking capability › Incorrect use/operation
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 58.6 hours in all; 18.3 in this make and model; 18.3 in the last 90 days; 18.3 in the last 30 days; 23.6 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (without waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,843 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded, December 13, 2022; 24 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,000 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-320 (piston); 1,874 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: ENA Kenai AK at 6:00 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 7L, 10,600 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 300° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 46°F (8°C), dew point 34°F (1°C)
- Altimeter: 30.19 inHg
- Observation at 10:53 am from ANC, 2 miles away
Weather report (METAR): PANC 171853Z 30006KT 10SM CLR 08/01 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP226 T00830006
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
2 documents, released by the NTSB on October 20, 2023. View them here, or download them; the NTSB redacts some personal details before release, and this site shows the NTSB's own titles rather than its file names.
| # | Document | What it is | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot/operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 | PDF, 11 pages | View Download |
| 2 | Photos | PDF, 3 pages | View Download |
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