- Date
- May 15, 1981
- Place
- Fairbanks, AK · FAIRBANKS, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3100ZPiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report June 10, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810515027299A
- Case key
- 126288
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0825 81/5/15 FAIRBANKS,AK PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 273 TIME - 2015 N3100Z PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 248 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FAIRBANKS INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANCHORAGE,AK FAIRBANKS,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR 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 CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 57 270 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 8 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3100Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Fairbanks Intl
N3100ZRegistration cancelled Sep 24, 2013 · Piper PA-22-160Airframe modelPiper PA-22-160Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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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 N3100Z · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC98LA133Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportArctic Village, AKThe pilot's delayed action to abort the landing. Factors associated with the accident were a tail wind, and rising terrain.NTSB ANC88LA040Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAnchorage, AKAfter touchdown on a frozen lake, the aircraft rolled approximately 100 feet and at that point the pilot lost directional control and the aircraft nosed over on its back.