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FAA accident report · Isaak Paul G ISAAK SUPER CUB · Soldotna, AK · February 28, 2013

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Date
February 28, 2013 · 15:10 local
Place
Soldotna, AK
Phase of flight
Maneuver
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N130Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC13LA026
Reported as
Isaak Paul G Isaak Super CUB
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
N130ZRegistered now · Isaak Paul G ISAAK SUPER CUBS/N 01 · Built 2001Airframe modelIsaak Paul G ISAAK SUPER CUBEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft had recently received an annual condition inspection and flew 30 minutes on the day of the accident on conventional type landing gear. The pilot and passenger then installed ski type landing gear and departed on the accident flight. 30 minutes after takeoff the aircaft was observed by a credible eyewitness making a low pass near the accident site . The aircraft then made another pass at a low altitude, on a northerly heading but was observed to be flying at a slower speed. The aircraft suddenly pitched down, impacted trees and subsequently a snow pile narrowly missing a house. Fuel was observed pouring onto the passenger after impact. Pilot and passenger were extracted from wreckage and hospitalized.

03/19/2013//FAA inspector davis contacted pilots brother who described the pilots current medical condition as still hospitalized and suffering from short term memory loss. Passenger sustained less injuries, has been released from hospital but is still undergoing reconstructive surgery.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT HAD RECENTLY RECEIVED AN ANNUAL CONDITION INSPECTION AND FLEW 30 MINUTES ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT ON CONVENTIONAL TYPE LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER THEN INSTALLED SKI TYPE LANDING GEAR AND DEPARTED ON THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT. 30 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF THE AIRCAFT WAS OBSERVED BY A CREDIBLE EYEWITNESS MAKING A LOW PASS NEAR THE ACCIDENT SITE . THE AIRCRAFT THEN MADE ANOTHER PASS AT A LOW ALTITUDE, ON A NORTHERLY HEADING BUT WAS OBSERVED TO BE FLYING AT A SLOWER SPEED. THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY PITCHED DOWN, IMPACTED TREES AND SUBSEQUENTLY A SNOW PILE NARROWLY MISSING A HOUSE. FUEL WAS OBSERVED POURING ONTO THE PASSENGER AFTER IMPACT. PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE EXTRACTED FROM WRECKAGE AND HOSPITALIZED.

03/19/2013//FAA INSPECTOR DAVIS CONTACTED PILOTS BROTHER WHO DESCRIBED THE PILOTS CURRENT MEDICAL CONDITION AS STILL HOSPITALIZED AND SUFFERING FROM SHORT TERM MEMORY LOSS. PASSENGER SUSTAINED LESS INJURIES, HAS BEEN RELEASED FROM HOSPITAL BUT IS STILL UNDERGOING RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY.

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 ANC13LA026Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSterling, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering at low altitude, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.Feb 28, 2013 · Substantial damage