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FAA incident report · Piper PA-12 · West Fork Glaci, AK · April 21, 1988

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Date
April 21, 1988 · 17:00 local
Place
West Fork Glaci, AK
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3148M
Reported as
Piper PA12
Reported engine
Lycoming O235C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
875 total110 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days
N3148MRegistered now · Piper PA-12S/N 12-1835 · Built 1947Airframe modelPiper PA-12Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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

Pilot experienced unexpected steepness on uphill landing. Should have aborted landing due to flat light condition.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT EXPERIENCED UNEXPECTED STEEPNESS ON UPHILL LANDING. SHOULD HAVE ABORTED LANDING DUE TO FLAT LIGHT CONDITION.

Other reports on N3148M · 4

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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