N6716B – Piper PA22 – 2019-01-27 NTSB Accident Report

On January 27, 2019, a Piper PA22 (N6716B) was involved in an incident near Anchorage, AK. All 1 person aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.

The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: The student pilot's overcorrection with rudder during the landing and her subsequent failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in a runway excursion, impact with a snowbank, and a nose-over.

The student pilot reported that, on her first solo flight, during the second touch and go, shortly after touchdown, the airplane "started sliding" to the right. She over corrected with "excessive" left rudder, the airplane exited the left side of the runway, impacted a snowbank, and nosed over.

The airplane sustained substantial damage to the empennage.

The student pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

This incident is documented in NTSB report GAA19CA114. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N6716B.