- Date
- September 16, 1988, 18:30 local (Sep 17, 1988, 02:30 UTC)
- Place
- Figure 8 Lake, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N64CWPiper PA-12
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 6, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19880916041349A
- Case key
- 5083
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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 pilot-in-command was landing in one foot tall grass near a duck hunting shack and struck a log. He landed the airplane after striking the log and during the landing roll, the main landing gear collapsed. The plt stated that he overflew the lndg area and saw 2 logs. He planned to land beyond the logs but accidently lndd between two and struck the latter.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N64CW
- Reported as
- Piper PA-12
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 12-903
- Airframe hours
- 1,054
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Alfred Besch
- Registered owner
- Alfed L Besch
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 5, 1988 · 44 hours before
- Departed
- MRI · Anchorage, AK
- Destination
- Figure 8 Lake, 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
- 51
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 900 total · 475 in this make and model · 900 as pilot in command · 44 in the last 90 days · 25 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 2 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 50 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.