# Accident 20190709009669A: Piper PA-28-140, Wasilla, AK, July 9, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 2019, 17:00 local time
- Place: Wasilla, AK
- Airport: Anderson Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.6169° N, 149.3217° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6169&lon=-149.3217&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4245J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4245J-2020-07-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 271 total, 101 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA430](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA430) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190709009669A

## Narrative

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

LANDED AND CONTACTED UPWARD INCLINED GRAVEL BOAT RAMP, 100' SHORT

OF ASPHALT THRESHOLD FOR RUNWAY 08 (GRAVEL 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 GAA19CA430](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA430), Jul 10, 2019: Piper PA28 (N4245J), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent hard landing, runway excursion, and collision with a sign.

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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