- Date
- May 8, 1976
- Place
- Palmer, AK · PALMER, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4226HPiper PA-14
- Status
- Completed · report June 7, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760508010819A
- Case key
- 153471
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0892 76/5/8 PALMER,AK PIPER PA-14 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 32, TIME - 1130 N4226H PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 22 TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PALMER MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANCHORAGE,AK PALMER,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- PLT HADNT SOLOED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4226H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-14
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Palmer Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N4226H · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC21LA071Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportTyonek, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control and adequate airspeed during takeoff which resulted in a collision with a river. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s improper decision to load the airplane above its maximum allowable gross weight.NTSB ANC83LA019Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAnchorage, AKThe plt stated that during an earlier takeoff from a frozen lake that he struck an unknown object imbedded in deep snow. He noticed that his right gear & ski were damaged, & continued his flight to Anchorage. Approaching Anchorage he was advised by lake hood…