# Accident 20050220006409A: Piper J5A, Kenai, AK, February 20, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 2005, 13:00 local time
- Place: Kenai, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.6256° N, 152.2805° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.6256&lon=-152.2805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N270JS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N270JS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J5A (registry code 7100702, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J5A
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 600 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC05LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050220006409A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT DID A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING DUE TO HIGH OIL PRESSURE INDICATION. DURING TOUCHDOWN ON AN ISOLATED ROAD, THE A/C RT SKI OR WING-TIP STRUCK A SNOW BERM SPINNING THE A/C AROUND AND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RT WING AND FUSELAGE.

## 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 ANC05LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA042), Feb 20, 2005: Piper J-5A (N270JS), Kenai, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for a precautionary landing, which resulted in a collision with a snow berm during the landing flare. Factors contributing to the accident were flat light…

## Other reports on N270JS (1)

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

- [Accident 20021201033079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021201033079A), Dec 1, 2002: Piper J5A (N270JS), Soldotna, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) This accident involved a wheel equipped Piper J-5A airplane flown by a commercially rated pilot. Prior to flight, the pilot added about seven gallons of…

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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