- Date
- June 1, 1992, 10:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- Alexander Creek, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7475KPiper PA-20
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 26, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19920601017389A
- Case key
- 5734
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing flare/touchdown. A factor relating to the accident was the crosswind weather condition.
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 was landing on a sand bar in crosswind weather conditions when the acft bounced on touchdown, weather vaned into the wind and the left main landing gear impacted soft sand. The left wheel dug into the sand, the acft ground looped, and the left landing gear strut collapsed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7475K
- Reported as
- Piper PA-20
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 20-389
- Airframe hours
- 2,700
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Satterlee, Stephen R.
- Registered owner
- Satterlee, Stephen R.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 19, 1991 · 50 hours before
- Departed
- LHD · Anchorage, AK
- Airport
- NONE · None
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 316 total · 316 in this make and model · 270 as pilot in command · 14 in the last 90 days · 9 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 15 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
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 N7475K · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.