- Date
- May 23, 1983, 08:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Anchorage, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2797PPiper PA-18-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19830523020659A
- Case key
- 4117
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
According to the pilot he was landing on the lake with one notch of flaps indicating 50-55 mph. The touchdown was smooth and after planing for 3-4 seconds the acft veered left. He corrected to the right and the acft straightened then suddenly veered right, submerging the right float tip and inverting the acft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2797P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18-4432
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Larry Alan Wright
- Registered owner
- Thomas J. Stapleton
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Juneau Lake, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- Cambell Lake
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 421 total · 6 in this make and model · 346 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 6,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 55 °F
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 N2797P · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.