- Date
- September 16, 1985, 10:50 local (18:50 UTC)
- Place
- Fairbanks, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8525DPiper PA-22-160
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19850916045469A
- Case key
- 4576
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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
The left wing tip contacted the rwy and the left horizontal stabilizer contacted a sign following a loss on control during lanidng. The plt reported being aware of the right quartering x-wind but the acft bounced during the initial touchdown. The left wing tip and left gear contacted the rwy first and the acft veered off the right side of the rwy where the stabilizer contacted a small sign.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8525D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22-160
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-5753
- Airframe hours
- 2,390
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-B2A, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Jesse L. Cole
- Registered owner
- Laverne W. Cossman
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 28, 1985
- Departed
- MRI · Anchorage, AK
- Airport
- FAI · Fairbanks Int'L, runway 19L, 3,200 × 60 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 19
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 241 total · 25 in this make and model · 153 as pilot in command · 81 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 14 knots
- Visibility
- 100 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,300 ft broken
- Temperature
- 37 °F, dew point 23 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FAI
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.