ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 294083
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| Date: | Sunday 20 February 2005 |
| Time: | 14:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper J-5A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N270JS |
| MSN: | 5-18 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3386 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kenai, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Soldotna Airport, AK (SXQ/PASX) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While in cruise flight in a ski-equipped airplane, the commercial certificated pilot noticed that the engine oil pressure gauge was indicating high, near the maximum limit. He did not recall the engine oil temperature. He decided to make a precautionary landing on a snow-covered rural road that was about 25 feet wide and straight, with no obstacles. During the landing flare, the pilot said that flat light conditions prevented him from seeing a plowed snow berm along the right edge of the road. About 5 feet above the ground, the right main landing gear ski collided with the snow berm, and spun the airplane 180 degrees. The airplane then continued backwards into a large snow bank. The airplane received structural damage to the right wing and fuselage.
Probable Cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for a precautionary landing, which resulted in a collision with a snow berm during the landing flare. Factors contributing to the accident were flat light conditions, the presence of a snow berm along the edge of a roadway selected as the landing area, and a high oil pressure gage indication.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC05LA042
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 December 2002 | N270JS | Private | 0 | Soldotna, Alaska | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 10-Oct-2022 17:05 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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