- Date
- January 10, 1988, 11:20 local (15:20 UTC)
- Place
- Juneau, AK
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7221FPiper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 30, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880110001079A
- Case key
- 40770
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The aircraft was ballooning during the approach to the ice-covered lake. The pilot momentarily added power to go-around, but elected to reduce the power in order to land. During the landing roll directional control was lost with the aircraft sliding into an embankment on the ice.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7221F
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2825132
- Airframe hours
- 3,500
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Louis Packer
- Registered owner
- Louis Packer
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- JNU · Juneau, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR
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Flight crew
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- Role
- Pilot
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 180 total · 180 in this make and model · 180 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 19 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 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 N7221F · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.