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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper J5C · Friday Creek, AK · August 8, 2010

Date: August 8, 2010 · 12:00 local
Place: Friday Creek, AK
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N38532
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC10CA072
Reported as: Piper J5C
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 650 total475 in this make and model37 in the last 90 days

N38532Registered now · Piper J5CS/N 5-1394 Airframe modelPiper J5C Engine modelLycoming 0-235 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.

The pilot landed at an off airport unimproved airstrip which was overgrown with tall grass. He states that on landing, the aircraft bounced through a rough patch which placed the aircraft in a tail high attitude. He was unable to apply power quickly enough to prevent the aircraft from nosing over. The aircraft sustained damage to the vertical stabilizer, rudder, and the ribs on top of the right wing.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT LANDED AT AN OFF AIRPORT UNIMPROVED AIRSTRIP WHICH WAS OVERGROWN WITH TALL GRASS. HE STATES THAT ON LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED THROUGH A ROUGH PATCH WHICH PLACED THE AIRCRAFT IN A TAIL HIGH ATTITUDE. HE WAS UNABLE TO APPLY POWER QUICKLY ENOUGH TO PREVENT THE AIRCRAFT FROM NOSING OVER. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE VERTICAL STABILIZER, RUDDER, AND THE RIBS ON TOP OF THE RIGHT WING.

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 ANC10CA072Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportSkwentna, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, and his selection of unsuitable terrain for landing.Aug 9, 2010 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N38532 · 1

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

Accident 19941003048389AForced/Precautionary Landing · Anchorage, AKLost power on climbout. Tried for road blocked by auto. Hit wires. Unable to find mechanical reason power lost.Oct 3, 1994 · Substantial damage