- Date
- February 28, 1981
- Place
- Knik Glacier, AK · KNIK GLACIER, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9409DPiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report April 28, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810228006159A
- Case key
- 126920
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0522 81/2/28 NR.KNIK GLACIER,AK PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 17, 74 TOTAL TIME - 1500 N9409D PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 28 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAVEL STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP PALMER,AK RETURN KNIK GLACIER,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: RUN NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE REMARKS- PILOT PRACTICING FROM GRAVEL BAR ADJACENT TO KNIK GLACIER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9409D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gravel Strip
FAA reports on this event · 1
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