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FAA accident report · Taylorcraft F19 · Palmer, AK · July 14, 2022

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Date
July 14, 2022 · 20:45 local
Place
Palmer, AK
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3980T
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC22LA057
Reported as
Taylorcraft F19
Reported engine
Continental 0-200 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
287 total210 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days
N3980TRegistration cancelled Mar 4, 2023 · Taylorcraft F19S/N F-122 · Built 1978Airframe modelTaylorcraft F19Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

The aircraft encountered some sink on the approach end of the uphill landing area. The pilot pulled the plane into a flare, unaware of the ground suddenly sloping back down. The flare resulted in an approach stall and subsequent crash.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED SOME SINK ON THE APPROACH END OF THE UPHILL LANDING AREA. THE PILOT PULLED THE PLANE INTO A FLARE, UNAWARE OF THE GROUND SUDDENLY SLOPING BACK DOWN. THE FLARE RESULTED IN AN APPROACH STALL AND SUBSEQUENT CRASH.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ANC22LA057Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportLake Louise, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain a proper glide path, which resulted in a hard landing short of the airstrip.Jul 15, 2022 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N3980T · 1

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

Accident 20191025017152ATaxi · Palmer, AKAccident occurred on 10/25/2019 @ 1700 after N3980T, a Taylorcraft, model F-19, s/n F-122 had just landed at paaq and was taxiing off taxiway echo and cutting through an open parking spot between two aircraft. While focusing on the a/c on his left, the pilot…Oct 25, 2019 · Substantial damage