- Date
- January 19, 1986, 16:30 local (Jan 20, 1986, 00:30 UTC)
- Place
- Ellensburg, WA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5338ZPiper PA-22-108
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860119018129A
- Case key
- 40345
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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
A gust of wind occurred on short final and a loss of airspeed resulted at about 15 feet a.g.l the pilot failed to add power but raised the aircraft's nose to an attitude where he could no longer see the runway. Landing was accomplished to the left of the runway onto 1 foot deep snow. The aircraft came to rest inverted during landing roll.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5338Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22-108
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-9050
- Airframe hours
- 5,900
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-C1B, 108 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Robert Kibler
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 8, 1985
- Departed
- EAT · Wenatchee, WA
- Destination
- Ellensburg, WA
- Airport
- Valley Aviation
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
- 46
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 112 total · 61 in this make and model · 84 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 15 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 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.