# Accident 20200830015409A: Piper PA-14, Wasilla, AK, August 30, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 2020, 19:54 local time
- Place: Wasilla, AK
- Airport: Anderson Lake Airport
- 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: N4214H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4214H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-14 (registry code 7101402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-14) (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-14
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC20LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20LA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200830015409A

## Narrative

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

WITNESS ON THE GROUND NEAR THE ACCIDENT SITE REPORTED GUSTY WINDS FROM THE SOUTHEAST. LOCAL WINDS AT NEAREST MUNI-AIRPORT(APPROX. 8 MILES WEST), 080@11KTG21KT. WITNESS VIDEO SHOWS AIRCRAFT CRABBING SEVERELY TO WINDS OUT OF THE S.E. AS AIRCRAFT FLOATED DOWN RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT MOMENTARILY TOUCHED DOWN THEN BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN AND CROSSWIND LIFTED RIGHT WING A BLEW AIRCRAFT LEFT WHERE IT STALLED AND SPUN LEFT INTO TREES. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND LEFT WING FIRST, IN A NEAR VERTICAL NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE FACING A WESTERLY DIRECTION

## 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 ANC20LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20LA086), Aug 31, 2020: Piper PA 14 (N4214H), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during an attempted go-around in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in impact with trees.

## Other reports on N4214H (2)

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

- [Accident 19980818030949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980818030949A), Aug 18, 1998: Piper PA14 (N4214H), Birchwood, AK, Substantial damage. (.4) The private pilot departed on a local flight in a tailwheel equipped airplane. He reported that he had completed three, solo, touch-and-go landings, after…
- [Accident 19760808029649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760808029649A), Aug 8, 1976: Piper PA14 (N4214H), Kruzoff Island, AK, Substantial damage. Float equipped.

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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