# NTSB ANC85LA116: Piper J-3/100, N22AK, Port Lions, AK, June 28, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 27, 1985, 21:00 local (Jun 28, 1985, 05:00 UTC)
- Place: Port Lions, AK
- Coordinates: 57.899948, -153.039031 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.8999&lon=-153.0390&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 4516
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC85LA116
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/4516/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA116

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll

## Analysis

THE PLT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE ACFT DURING A TOUCH AND GO LANDING. THE ACFT VEERED OFF THE RWY AND CONTACTED BOULDERS. THE PLT REPORTED TO BYSTANDERS AT THE ACCIDENT SITE THAT IT HAD BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE HE HAD FLOWN AN ACFT EQUIPPED WITH HEEL BRAKES.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N22AK](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22AK-2012-08-27), registration cancelled 2012-08-27, S/N 17736, built 1942 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J-3/100
- Registry model: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17736
- Engines: CONTINENTAL UNKNOWN 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Benjamin M.Olds
- Departed: ADQ, KODIAK, AK
- Airport: ORI, Port Lions, runway 24, 2,600 × 100 ft, gravel

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; medical: class 2, unknown; seat: front

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19850627028529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850627028529A), Jun 27, 1985: Piper STCJ3, Port Lions, AK, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on rollout and veered into a breakwater. Pilot had not used heel brakes for some time.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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