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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Arctic S1AARCTIC · Wasilla, AK · May 7, 2005

Date: May 7, 2005 · 12:30 local
Place: Wasilla, AK
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N37209
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC05LA073
Reported as: Arctic S1AARCTIC
Reported engine: Lycoming O290
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,500 total300 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

N37209Registration cancelled Nov 26, 2014 · Interstate S-1AS/N 52 · Built 1942 Airframe modelInterstate S-1A Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series4 cycle

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What happened

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

(-23) According to the pilot, after touchdown the aircraft bounced and floated. The airman applied full engine power, however the aircraft did not seem to want to fly, so he reduced the power to idle and applied brakes. The aircraft overran the runway and the tires encountered soft terrain causing the aircraft to nose over. The airman stated that he may have encountered a slight tailwind.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND FLOATED. THE AIRMAN APPLIED FULL ENGINE POWER, HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT SEEM TO WANT TO FLY, SO HE REDUCED THE POWER TO IDLE AND APPLIED BRAKES. THE AIRCRAFT OVERRAN THE RUNWAY AND THE TIRES ENCOUNTERED SOFT TERRAIN CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER. THE AIRMAN STATED THAT HE MAY HAVE ENCOUNTERED A SLIGHT TAILWIND.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ANC05LA073Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPalmer, AKThe pilot's misjudged distance and speed, which resulted in an overrun during the landing roll, and subsequent nose over. Factors contributing to the accident were a tailwind and a short landing area.May 7, 2005 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N37209 · 1

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

Accident 19890627017709AGo Round (Aborted VFR) · Iliamna, AKHit a bump on runway during a go around attempt causing a wing to hit brush. The aircraft nosed over.Jun 27, 1989 · Substantial damage