19841022057669A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Skwentna, AK · October 22, 1984

Date
October 22, 1984 · 10:30 local
Place
Skwentna, AK
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4361A
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC85LA011
Reported as
Piper PA18150
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A2A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,381 total1,103 in this make and model285 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.

Lightly dragging the snow covered sand bar in preparation for landing. Snow too deep and wet, nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

LIGHTLY DRAGGING THE SNOW COVERED SAND BAR IN PREPARATION FOR LANDING. SNOW TOO DEEP AND WET, NOSED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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