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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · North Pole, AK · August 27, 2016

Date: August 27, 2016 · 10:45 local
Place: North Pole, AK
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N8998Y
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC16LA060
Reported as: Piper PA-18-150
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 600 total400 in this make and model

N8998YRegistration cancelled Dec 20, 2018 · Piper PA-18-150S/N 18-7509132 · Built 1975 Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Student pilot met his instructor at chena marina where they both intended on flying to koole lake. His plan was to follow his flight instructor and to rely on his experience because he was instrument rated and weather wise. Prior to flight student pilot stated that he and the instructor listened to the ATIS broadcast for fairbanks international and that no formal briefing was recieved from flight service. While en-route at APPROXIMATLEY1400 feet he encountered a cloud layer and decided to descend under it to 1000 feet. At some point and location student pilot was not sure of he stated he entered a white, solid cloud and had no visibility. When he did break out of the cloud he was still in fog and could see trees ahead. He cautiously began pulling up to not stall the airplane but realized at that point he was going to crash and aimed the aircraft between the trees.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT MET HIS INSTRUCTOR AT CHENA MARINA WHERE THEY BOTH INTENDED ON FLYING TO KOOLE LAKE. HIS PLAN WAS TO FOLLOW HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND TO RELY ON HIS EXPERIENCE BECAUSE HE WAS INSTRUMENT RATED AND WEATHER WISE. PRIOR TO FLIGHT STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT HE AND THE INSTRUCTOR LISTENED TO THE ATIS BROADCAST FOR FAIRBANKS INTERNATIONAL AND THAT NO FORMAL BRIEFING WAS RECIEVED FROM FLIGHT SERVICE. WHILE EN-ROUTE AT APPROXIMATLEY1400 FEET HE ENCOUNTERED A CLOUD LAYER AND DECIDED TO DESCEND UNDER IT TO 1000 FEET. AT SOME POINT AND LOCATION STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT SURE OF HE STATED HE ENTERED A WHITE, SOLID CLOUD AND HAD NO VISIBILITY. WHEN HE DID BREAK OUT OF THE CLOUD HE WAS STILL IN FOG AND COULD SEE TREES AHEAD. HE CAUTIOUSLY BEGAN PULLING UP TO NOT STALL THE AIRPLANE BUT REALIZED AT THAT POINT HE WAS GOING TO CRASH AND AIMED THE AIRCRAFT BETWEEN THE TREES.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB ANC16LA060Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSalcha, AKThe pilot's decision to continue visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in an in-flight collision with terrain.Aug 27, 2016 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8998Y · 2

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

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