# NTSB ANC22LA057: Taylorcraft F19, N3980T, Lake Louise, AK, July 15, 2022 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: July 14, 2022, 20:30 local (Jul 15, 2022, 04:30 UTC) - Place: Lake Louise, AK · Off airport strip - Coordinates: 62.538825, -147.59892 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.5388&lon=-147.5989&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Landing area undershoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/370) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 105524 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC22LA057 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/105524/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105524 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA057 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain a proper glide path, which resulted in a hard landing short of the airstrip. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: descent/approach/glide path](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Taylorcraft F19, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md?model=8850904), [All aircraft, 809 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md) - [Perception/orientation/illusion: situational awareness](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02022035): Personnel issues › Psychological · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Taylorcraft F19, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02022035/cases.md?model=8850904), [All aircraft, 111 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02022035/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Landing area undershoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/370) (defining event); cases with it: [Taylorcraft F19, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/370/sequence.md?model=8850904), [All aircraft, 201 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/370/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that, during a landing attempt at a remote airstrip, the airplane descended below glide path and landed short of the intended landing location in an area of uneven terrain. The airplane landed hard and sustained substantial damage to the wings and fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N3980T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3980T-2023-03-04), registration cancelled 2023-03-04, S/N F-122, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT AVIATION CORP F19 - Registry model: [Taylorcraft F19](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-f19) (registry code 8850904) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: F-122 - Year built: 1978 - Engines: Continental O-200A 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, October 22, 2021 - Departed: PASP, Glacier View, AK - Destination: Same as departure - Equipment: Satellite tracking device, Handheld GPS ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 26; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review August 14, 2020; seat: left; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 287 total, 210.5 in this make and model, 247 as pilot in command, 25.1 in the last 90 days, 25.1 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Temperature: 50 °F - Altimeter: 29.98 inHg - METAR: SA 14/07/2022 20:56-> METAR PAZK 142056Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC038 12/04 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP119 T01220039 55001= ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20220714012259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220714012259A), Jul 14, 2022: Taylorcraft Aviation Corp F19, Palmer, AK, Substantial damage. 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… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on January 30, 2023, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105524. 101 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 99.9 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14333464&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120%20ANC22LA057_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 2, PDF, 3 pages, 1.2 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14334019&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20Array%20ANC22LA057-Rel.pdf 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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