# Accident 20050819022519A: Tcraft F19, Coal River, AK, August 19, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 2005, 19:00 local time
- Place: Coal River, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.7889° N, 148.4903° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.7889&lon=-148.4903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3575T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3575T-2006-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft F19 (registry code 8850904, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-f19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT F19
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 375 total, 200 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC05CA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05CA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050819022519A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED HE WAS MAKING AN APPROACH TO A GRAVEL BAR ALONG A RIVER, AND MADE A SLIGHT RIGHT TURN TO GET LINED UP WITH THE INTENDED LANDING AREA. HE SAID HE NOTED HIS ALTITUDE WAS GETTING A LITTLE LOW AND ADDED SOME POWER, BUT HIS SINK RATE WAS STILL INCREASING. HE THEN ADDED FULL POWER AND SEEMED TO ARREST THE SINK RATE WHEN THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AND THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, ABOUT 200 FEET SHORT OF THE INTENDED LANDING AREA. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED AROUND 180 DEG. AND RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 ANC05CA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05CA124), Aug 20, 2005: Taylorcraft F19 (N3575T), Chickaloon, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged distance and altitude on final approach to land, which resulted in an undershoot and structural damage to the airplane. A factor associated with the accident was a downdraft.

## Other reports on N3575T (1)

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

- [Accident 20030804018819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030804018819A), Aug 4, 2003: Tcraft F19 (N3575T), Lakewood, WI, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft was in cruise flight at 2,500 MSL in the vicinity of Lakewood, WI. Pilot intended to open left auxiliary fuel tank valve to replenish main tank…

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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