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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper J3C-65 · Anchorage, AK · April 15, 2000

Date
April 15, 2000 · 16:24 local
Place
Anchorage, AK
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N88472
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC00LA046
Reported as
Piper J3C65
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,050 total3,000 in this make and model6 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.

(-23) According to the pilot, he was landing near his cabin for the second time within 24 hours. During roll out the wheels broke through the ice and the aircraft nosed over on the top. Pilot and one passenger on board and no injuries to either occupant. Another pilot landed his aircraft just left of the overturned aircraft and flew the pilot and passenger to Anchorage. The pilot was counseled on over flying the landing area to determine condition of landing area and risk management while conducting off airport operations.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE WAS LANDING NEAR HIS CABIN FOR THE SECOND TIME WITHIN 24 HOURS. DURING ROLL OUT THE WHEELS BROKE THROUGH THE ICE AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER ON THE TOP. PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD AND NO INJURIES TO EITHER OCCUPANT. ANOTHER PILOT LANDED HIS AIRCRAFT JUST LEFT OF THE OVERTURNED AIRCRAFT AND FLEW THE PILOT AND PASSENGER TO ANCHORAGE. THE PILOT WAS COUNSELED ON OVER FLYING THE LANDING AREA TO DETERMINE CONDITION OF LANDING AREA AND RISK MANAGEMENT WHILE CONDUCTING OFF AIRPORT OPERATIONS.

NTSB investigation

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