- Date
- June 27, 1984, 20:00 local (Jun 28, 1984, 04:00 UTC)
- Place
- Anchorage, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N99PJPiper PA-18-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19840627029889A
- Case key
- 4315
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt made an off arpt landing in a soft field camouflaged by tall weeds & marsh grass. He thought the terrain was dry, but the soil was wet & soft, & after a very short roll, the acft nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N99PJ
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 187509141
- Airframe hours
- 845
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Cameron Cooper
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 11, 1984 · 74 hours before
- Departed
- ANC · Anchorage, AK
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 28
- 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
- 504 total · 150 in this make and model · 386 as pilot in command · 74 in the last 90 days · 40 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 14 °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 N99PJ · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.