# Accident 20080920848499A: Piper PA19, Palmer, AK, September 20, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 2008, 18:45 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2208° N, 148.6792° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2208&lon=-148.6792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3267Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA19
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,400 total, 125 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC08LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08LA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080920848499A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 9/19/2008 AT 1830 LCL, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED HUNTER CREEK STRIP (AK66) FOR A 14CFR PART 91 FLIGHT TO THE KNIK GLACIER/LAKE GEORGE AREA.  THE PILOT STATED HE MADE A LONG DESCENT AND PERFORMED A LOW PASS OVER A POSSIBLE LANDING AREA.  AFTER DETERMINING THE AREA WAS NOT SUITABLE FOR LANDING, HE APPLIED POWER AND THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND.  THE PILOT STATED HE ATTEMPTED A RIGHT TURN TO AVOID LANDING IN THE KNIK RIVER, BUT CAUGHT THE RIGHT WING ON SOME BRUSH, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO IMPACT ON THE RIGHT FORWARD GEAR AND COWL, AND RIGHT WING, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  INVESTIGATION FOUND NO PRE-EXISTING MECHANICAL DISCREPANCIES WITH THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ANC08LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08LA126), Sep 20, 2008: Piper PA-19 (N3267Y), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for an undetermined reason.

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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