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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-135 · North Pole, AK · September 4, 2014

Date
September 4, 2014 · 21:10 local
Place
North Pole, AK
Airport
Lakloey Air Park
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2158A
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC14CA074
Reported as
Piper PA-18-135
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
397 total250 in this make and model42 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

On final in ground effect a gust of wind pushed the aircraft to the right. Unable to correct or take off again the aircraft impacted the trees on the right side of the runway.

Ptrs # 201402811

Pilot was counselled.

As the FAA filed it

ON FINAL IN GROUND EFFECT A GUST OF WIND PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT. UNABLE TO CORRECT OR TAKE OFF AGAIN THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE TREES ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

PTRS # 201402811

PILOT WAS COUNSELLED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.