- Date
- August 13, 1984, 16:00 local (Aug 14, 1984, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- Nabesna Glacier, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N194JLPiper PA-18
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19840813044619A
- Case key
- 4338
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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.
Nose over
Weather condition - downdraft
Altitude - excessiveFactor
Proper touchdown point - not attainedFactor
Terrain condition - soft
Brakes(normal) - excessiveCause
Analysis
According to the plt, due to obstacles and downdrafts a higher than normal approach was flown to the unimproved gravel and sand landing area. Touchdown was long and heavy braking was applied. As the acft rolled into a sandy area and nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N194JL
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18-8334
- Airframe hours
- 4,164
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-B2B, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Thomas Kent Besh
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 4, 1984 · 21 hours before
- Departed
- AK21 · Devil Mountain, AK
- Destination
- Nabesna Glacier, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 430 total · 118 in this make and model · 312 as pilot in command · 48 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.