# Accident 19990822043099A: Piper PA14, Fairbanks, AK, August 22, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1999, 16:00 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8099° N, 147.7192° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8099&lon=-147.7192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5402H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5402H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-14 (registry code 7101402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA14
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC99LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990822043099A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) PILOT LANDED AT A GRASS STRIP AT PRIVATE RESIDENCE AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DUE TO A HARD LANDING. DAMAGE TO RIGHT MAIN GEAR. STUCTURE DAMAGE TO FUSELAGE ATTACHING POINT AND TAIL WHEEL AREA.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC99LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA135), Aug 23, 1999: Piper PA-14 (N5402H), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent stall during the landing flare.

## Other reports on N5402H (2)

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

- [Accident 20060811016029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060811016029A), Aug 11, 2006: Piper PA14 (N5402H), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Accident occurred on unimproved landing area in the windy gap area in white mountains. Area is approximately 350 degrees and 40 miles from Fairbanks, AK.…
- [Accident 19990502004389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990502004389A), May 2, 1999: Piper PA14 (N5402H), Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. Acft crashed under unknown circumstances and sustained substantial damage. (From the .19) on may 2, 1999, about 1101 Alaska daylight time, a wheel equipped…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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