- Date
- August 30, 1985, 18:00 local (Aug 31, 1985, 02:00 UTC)
- Place
- Cape Yakataga, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5188HPiper PA-14
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19850830044809A
- Case key
- 4556
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt elected to land on a sandy/gravel area about 600 ft long & 100 ft wide which was located between hills that were 100 to 150 ft high. During a x-wind apch, the acft's rate of descent began increasing. The plt applied full power to arrest the descent, but the acft touched down short of the intended landing area. Subsequently, the landing gear hit a boulder & collapsed. The plt reported that at the tops of the hills, the x-wind was variable at 10 to 15 KTS & was gusty.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5188H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-14
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 14506
- Airframe hours
- 2,313
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Jerry Prevo
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · September 8, 1984 · 240 hours before
- Departed
- Mccarthy, 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
- 40
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 526 total · 240 in this make and model · 490 as pilot in command · 56 in the last 90 days · 30 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 10 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 50 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
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 N5188H · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.