# Accident 20110526009879A: Piper J5A, Palmer, AK, May 26, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 2011, 19:00 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Airport: Palmer Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5947° N, 149.0886° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5947&lon=-149.0886&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2364, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2364-2018-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J5A (registry code 7100702, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J5A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 92 total, 11 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC11CA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110526009879A

## Narrative

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

ON LANDING ON RUNWAY 09 PILOT STATED HE CLEARED TREES AT END OF RUNWAY AT 10 FEET ABOVE RUNWAY AIRCRAFT PITCHED TO RIGHT. HE APPLIED POWER FULL LEFT RUDDER AND AILERON BUT COULD NOT MAINTAIN CONTROL OF 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 ANC11CA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA036), May 27, 2011: Piper J5A (N2364), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions.

## Other reports on N2364 (2)

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

- [Accident 20040722015019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040722015019A), Jul 22, 2004: Piper J5A (N2364), Kotzebue, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) As pilot was departing runway 17 in Kotzebue, the aircraft started turning to the left. Pilot applied right rudder to correct the problem, without…
- [Incident 20030816021829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030816021829I), Aug 16, 2003: Piper J5A (N2364), Kotzebue, AK, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot stated that he was taxiing for takeoff on the Kotzebue airport. The airplane was taxiing with a tailwind and the pilot was the single occupant.…

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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