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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Taylorcraft F19 · Napakiak, AK · May 28, 2013

Date: May 28, 2013 · 09:30 local
Place: Napakiak, AK
Airport: Napakiak
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3617T
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC13CA050
Reported as: Taylorcraft F19
Reported engine: Continental 0-200 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,885 total5 in this make and model49 in the last 90 days

N3617TRegistered now · Taylorcraft F19S/N F-071 · Built 1976 Airframe modelTaylorcraft F19 Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

The flight was being conducted under 14 CFR part 91 for the purpose of conducting flight instruction under 14 CFR part 61. According to the flight instructor, the student was at the controls during the landing phase at the Napakiak Airport. The flight instructor told the FAA inspector that the airplane landed hard and the right main landing gear collapsed. The landing was being attempted on runway 34. The Napakiak Airport is a maintained gravel runway. Photographs show the aircraft off to the side of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

THE FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONDUCTING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION UNDER 14 CFR PART 61. ACCORDING TO THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, THE STUDENT WAS AT THE CONTROLS DURING THE LANDING PHASE AT THE NAPAKIAK AIRPORT. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOLD THE FAA INSPECTOR THAT THE AIRPLANE LANDED HARD AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE LANDING WAS BEING ATTEMPTED ON RUNWAY 34. THE NAPAKIAK AIRPORT IS A MAINTAINED GRAVEL RUNWAY. PHOTOGRAPHS SHOW THE AIRCRAFT OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

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 ANC13CA050Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportNapakiak, AKThe student pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing, and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the student.May 28, 2013 · Substantial damage