# Accident 20000415042279A: Piper J3C65, Anchorage, AK, April 15, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 2000, 16:24 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1603° N, 149.9900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1603&lon=-149.9900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88472, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88472) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,050 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC00LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000415042279A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 ANC00LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA046), Apr 15, 2000: Piper J3C-65 (N88472), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area. A factor associated with the accident was a frozen puddle.

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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