20211126019869I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Anchorage, AK · November 26, 2021

Date
November 26, 2021 · 14:23 local
Place
Anchorage, AK
Airport
Lake Hood Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
AK1J
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2400S
Reported as
Piper PA-18-150
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
2,990 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

From the pilot:

Following is a statement regarding the occurrence at lake Hood 11/26/21 in N2400S. On 11/26/21 I was conducting public aircraft operations for the state of Alaska in N2400S returning to the lake Hood strip. Lake Hood was reporting VFR conditions, 8 f, ovc 060, 10SM, 360/08, ½ loose snow and water lanes closed for ice. The approach was flown to touchdown abeam the second runway edge light on runway 32 at lake Hood. The initial touchdown occurred in an area where the landing surface was completely snow covered and roll out continued into an area with mostly gravel exposed. The aircraft had an unknown brake malfunction (locked right brake) that was not perceived until the end of the rollout and resulted in the propeller contacting the landing surface as the aircraft came to a stop. I was the only crew member on board the aircraft, I sustained no injuries and there was no other damage to the aircraft. The tower was notified that the aircraft was shutdown on the landing surface and required a tow. The aircraft was towed from the runway by Alaska department of public safety maintenance.

As the FAA filed it

FROM THE PILOT:

FOLLOWING IS A STATEMENT REGARDING THE OCCURRENCE AT LAKE HOOD 11/26/21 IN N2400S. ON 11/26/21 I WAS CONDUCTING PUBLIC AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS FOR THE STATE OF ALASKA IN N2400S RETURNING TO THE LAKE HOOD STRIP. LAKE HOOD WAS REPORTING VFR CONDITIONS, 8 F, OVC 060, 10SM, 360/08, ½ LOOSE SNOW AND WATER LANES CLOSED FOR ICE. THE APPROACH WAS FLOWN TO TOUCHDOWN ABEAM THE SECOND RUNWAY EDGE LIGHT ON RUNWAY 32 AT LAKE HOOD. THE INITIAL TOUCHDOWN OCCURRED IN AN AREA WHERE THE LANDING SURFACE WAS COMPLETELY SNOW COVERED AND ROLL OUT CONTINUED INTO AN AREA WITH MOSTLY GRAVEL EXPOSED. THE AIRCRAFT HAD AN UNKNOWN BRAKE MALFUNCTION (LOCKED RIGHT BRAKE) THAT WAS NOT PERCEIVED UNTIL THE END OF THE ROLLOUT AND RESULTED IN THE PROPELLER CONTACTING THE LANDING SURFACE AS THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP. I WAS THE ONLY CREW MEMBER ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT, I SUSTAINED NO INJURIES AND THERE WAS NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE TOWER WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS SHUTDOWN ON THE LANDING SURFACE AND REQUIRED A TOW. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED FROM THE RUNWAY BY ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY MAINTENANCE.

Other reports on N2400S · 1

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