# Accident 20100911047559A: Piper J5A, Sutton, AK, September 11, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 2010, 18:00 local time
- Place: Sutton, AK
- Airport: King Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.8114° N, 147.9156° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.8114&lon=-147.9156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35589, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N35589) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J5A (registry code 7100702, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J5A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC10CA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10CA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100911047559A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT AND INSTRUCTOR FLEW PATTERNS FOR ABOUT AN HOUR ON 09-11-2010 AT KING RANCH PRIVATE AIRSTRIP IN SUTTON, ALASKA.  THE INSTRUCTOR DEPLANED AND THE PILOT FLEW SEVERAL MORE PATTERNS.  ON THE LAST LANDING, LANDED LONG AND THE PILOT DECIDED TO GO AROUND.  APPLICATION OF FULL THROTTLE CAUSED ENGINE SPUTTER AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND HARD.  THE PILOT APPLIED HEAVY BRAKES TO STAY OUT OF THE TREES, AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER.  THE PROP WAS BENT, MOTOR MOUNTS DAMAGED, RIGHT STRUT BENT, AND TOP OF THE RUDDER CRUSHED.THE ORIGINAL REPORT STATES THIS ACCIDENT HAPPENED AT CHICKALOON, ALASKA BUT IT ACTUALLY HAPPENED IN SUTTON, ALASKA AT THE KING RANCH PRIVATE AIRSTRIP (AK59) WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 14 MILES FROM PALMER, ALASKA.

## 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 ANC10CA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10CA092), Sep 11, 2010: Piper J5A (N35589), Chickaloon, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive use of brakes during a rejected takeoff, resulting in a nose over.

## Other reports on N35589 (1)

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

- [Accident 20160824024209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160824024209A), Aug 24, 2016: Piper J5A (N35589), Soldotna, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot stated that he ran the aux fuel tank dry; had approxamately 9 gallons, half a tank, in the main fuel tank, and couldn't get the engine restarted. Landed…

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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