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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18A · Palmer, AK · July 19, 1987

Date
July 19, 1987 · 20:45 local
Place
Palmer, AK
Airport
Friday Creek
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9131D
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC87LA103
Reported as
Piper PA18A
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A2B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,750 total620 in this make and model350 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.

The aircraft impacted rising terrain during go around. The pilot misjudged the approach and came in too low.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED RISING TERRAIN DURING GO AROUND. THE PILOT MISJUDGED THE APPROACH AND CAME IN TOO LOW.

NTSB investigation

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