19820816043219A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Eagle River, AK · August 16, 1982

Date
August 16, 1982 · 20:00 local
Place
Eagle River, AK
Airport
Birchwood
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2409P
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC82DAG45
Reported as
Piper PA38112
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,203 total5 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Flew low over friends cabin. Was unable to outclimb rising terrain on the go-around.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW LOW OVER FRIENDS CABIN. WAS UNABLE TO OUTCLIMB RISING TERRAIN ON THE GO-AROUND.

NTSB investigation

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