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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Arctic S-1B2 · Farwell, AK · July 31, 1994

Date: July 31, 1994 · 17:30 local
Place: Farwell, AK
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N55AD
Reported as: Arctic S1B2
Reported engine: Lycoming O320A1A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 300 total250 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

N55ADRegistered now · Arctic S-1B2S/N 1006 · Built 1977 Airframe modelArctic S-1B2 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: on 7-31-94, at approximately 5:30 p.m. AKDT, private pilot james l. ferguson was landing his Arctic tern, N55AD, on an unimproved landing area on the post river, (ptarmigan pass) located 10 NM southeast of Farwell, AK when he encountered a gust of wind just before touch down. The airplane veered to the right and struck a 4 ft. knoll causing the right landing gear to separate from the airplane. The aircraft also incurred damage to the propeller and trailing edge of the right wing. Neither of the two occupants were injured. The pilot attributes the cause of the accident to his lack of proficiency due to not enough practice hours for the wind conditions prevailing at the time.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON 7-31-94, AT APPROXIMATELY 5:30 P.M. AKDT, PRIVATE PILOT JAMES L. FERGUSON WAS LANDING HIS ARCTIC TERN, N55AD, ON AN UNIMPROVED LANDING AREA ON THE POST RIVER, (PTARMIGAN PASS) LOCATED 10 NM SOUTHEAST OF FARWELL, AK WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND JUST BEFORE TOUCH DOWN. THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND STRUCK A 4 FT. KNOLL CAUSING THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR TO SEPARATE FROM THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRCRAFT ALSO INCURRED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND TRAILING EDGE OF THE RIGHT WING. NEITHER OF THE TWO OCCUPANTS WERE INJURED. THE PILOT ATTRIBUTES THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT TO HIS LACK OF PROFICIENCY DUE TO NOT ENOUGH PRACTICE HOURS FOR THE WIND CONDITIONS PREVAILING AT THE TIME.

Other reports on N55AD · 3

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

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