19791106031269A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper J5A · Anchorage, AK · November 6, 1979

Date
November 6, 1979 · 11:00 local
Place
Anchorage, AK
Airport
Sky Harbor
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N35818
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC80FAG11
Reported as
Piper J5A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,058 total1,658 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Tried landing in severe gusty crosswind. Dragged wing tip. Veered off runway. Ground looped,went over embankment

As the FAA filed it

TRIED LANDING IN SEVERE GUSTY CROSSWIND. DRAGGED WING TIP. VEERED OFF RUNWAY. GROUND LOOPED,WENT OVER EMBANKMENT

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.