- Date
- October 2, 1988, 19:30 local (Oct 3, 1988, 03:30 UTC)
- Place
- Eureka Lodge, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N98109Piper J3C-65
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report October 3, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19881002047079A
- Case key
- 5135
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot was attempting to land at dusk on a snow covered, unlighted private airstrip. He stated that he was attempting to land as close to the landing threshold as possible to avoid a large bump in the middle of the runway. He misjudged his approach and landed approximately 200 feet short of the runway in heavy brush.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N98109
- Reported as
- Piper J3C-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18268
- Engine
- Continental O-200-M, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Gregory A. Manelick
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 1, 1988 · 90 hours before
- Airport
- Eureka, runway 3, 1,500 × 50 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
- 33
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 194 total · 61 in this make and model · 103 as pilot in command · 55 in the last 90 days · 9 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 8,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 37 °F
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 N98109 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.