- Date
- September 29, 1984, 21:15 local (Sep 30, 1984, 05:15 UTC)
- Place
- Wasilla, AK
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1260APiper PA-18
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19840929056899A
- Case key
- 4235
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
Acft contacted pine trees while turning base to final apch to land. Plt stated all he remembers is trying to activate the plt controlled rwy lights but never seeing them illuminate. Another plt who landed just prior to N1260A'S attempt stated the airstrip was almost completely covered bya fog bank which extended northward. He continued to state, the fog was from the ground extending to 500 ft AGL and the plt controlled lighting was operable.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1260A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18-1055
- Engine
- Lycoming O-290-D2, 135 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- John Adams
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 8, 1984
- Departed
- Z15 · Chugiak, AK
- Destination
- Wasilla, AK
- Airport
- Jackfish Landing, runway 6, 1,500 × 50 ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 1,692 total · 278 in this make and model · 1,600 as pilot in command · 90 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 400 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 39 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.