# NTSB ANC88LA101: Piper PA-28-140, N2212F, Pilot Point, AK, July 30, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 30, 1988, 14:05 local (22:05 UTC)
- Place: Pilot Point, AK
- Coordinates: 57.499195, -157.279861 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.4992&lon=-157.2799&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 9, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 5043
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC88LA101
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/5043/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA101

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power, cruise - normal
  - powerplant - undetermined (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- Nose over, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE NON-CERTIFICATED PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD JUST PURCHASED THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE THE PRECEDING DAY, AND HAD ONLY FLOWN IT FOR A PERIOD OF TWO HOURS OR SO. ON THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT, HE HAD BEEN AIRBORNE LESS THAN 10 MINUTES WHEN THE ENGINE REPORTEDLY BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AND THEN SEIZED A FEW MINUTES LATER. HE MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A RELATIVELY FLAT, TUNDRA LIKE AREA, DURING WHICH THE AIRPLANE NOSED-OVER. THE CAUSE OF THE POWERLOSS WAS NOT DETERMINED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2212F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2212F-2013-02-07), registration cancelled 2013-02-07, S/N 28-20869, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 28-20869
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-A 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Dennis H. Johnson
- Registered owner: Michael O. Jones
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: 5NK, PILOT POINT, AK
- Destination: NAKNEK, AK

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; flight hours: 2 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 1,500 ft broken
- Temperature: 64 °F

## 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 19880730033749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880730033749A), Jul 30, 1988: Piper PA28140, Pilot Point, AK, Substantial damage. Reported engine failed after liftoff. Nosed over on forced landing. Non certificated Pilot had just bought aircraft

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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