# Accident 20130528009809A: Taylorcraft Aviation Corp F19, Napakiak, AK, May 28, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 2013, 09:30 local time
- Place: Napakiak, AK
- Airport: Napakiak
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.6875° N, 161.9736° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.6875&lon=-161.9736&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3617T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3617T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft F19 (registry code 8850904, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-f19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT AVIATION CORP F19
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,885 total, 5 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC13CA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13CA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130528009809A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ANC13CA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13CA050), May 28, 2013: Taylorcraft F19 (N3617T), Napakiak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing, and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the student.

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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