ANC76DAG97

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-20 · Anchorage, AK · March 20, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 20, 1976
Place
Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7358KPiper PA-20
Status
Completed · report April 2, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760320004659A
Case key
152613

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0297  76/3/20    ANCHORAGE,AK        PIPER PA-20         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 25, 20 TOTAL
        TIME - 1330                    N7358K              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANCHORAGE INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANCHORAGE,AK                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           36                                                       70
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           10                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE

Aircraft

Registration
N7358K
Reported as
Piper PA-20
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Anchorage Intl

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N7358K · 2

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