- Date
- May 29, 1986, 17:25 local (May 30, 1986, 01:25 UTC)
- Place
- Anchorage, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N8519YPiper PA-18
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19860529020379A
- Case key
- 4668
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While high speed taxiing on a runway in gusting wind conditions, the pilot lost control of his airplane and it veered into a parked airplane adjacent to the runway. The pilot reported the wind was from 130 degrees at 15 gusting 25 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8519Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18-8885
- Airframe hours
- 1,332
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Larry E. Boyd
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 3, 1985
- Departed
- Chickaloon Rvr, AK
- Destination
- LHD
- Airport
- LHD · Lake Hood, runway 13, 2,200 × 80 ft, gravel
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
- 32
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 1,235 total · 103 in this make and model · 1,235 as pilot in command · 53 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 90 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ANC, 1 nm away
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 N8519Y · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.