- Date
- July 11, 1988, 18:00 local (Jul 12, 1988, 02:00 UTC)
- Place
- North Pole, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 7, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA reports
- 19880711026201A19880711026202A
- Case key
- 5031
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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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
Witnesses stated that acft #1 (N2747P,a Piper PA-22), flew a right downwind about 200 feet above the ground and then made a steep descending turn toward the runway. Acft #1 landed and struck acft #2 (N9102D, a Piper PA-18) while both were on the runway. The pilot of acft #2 said he did not see or hear any other airplanes in the airport traffic pattern. During the landing roll, his right wing dipped when he was struck from behind by acft #1. Acft #2 then veered to the right and collided with trees.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N2747P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-3054
- Airframe hours
- 1,578
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Thomas Brune
- Registered owner
- Aero Dynamics, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 1, 1988 · 23 hours before
- Departed
- North Pole, AK
- Airport
- 95Z · Bradley Sky Ranch, runway 33, 4,100 × 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.
- Registration
- N9102D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18-6480
- Airframe hours
- 3,815
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Olson, Jon R.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 1, 1987 · 112 hours before
- Departed
- MTF · Fairbanks, AK
- Airport
- 95Z · Bradley Sky Ranch, runway 33, 4,100 × 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 · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N2747P
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 705 total · 410 in this make and model · 85 in the last 90 days · 22 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N9102D
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 65 total · 65 in this make and model · 65 in the last 90 days · 50 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 90 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N2747P · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.