ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 354225
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| Date: | Tuesday 30 June 1998 |
| Time: | 17:15 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-20 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2163A |
| MSN: | 20-891 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5436 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-C1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Soldotna, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The certificated private pilot was practicing touch-and-go landings with a friend. During a telephone conversation with the NTSB investigator-in-charge one day after the accident, the pilot stated that he thought the winds were fairly calm as he approached runway 25. He said that while on final approach the wind increased to an estimated 10 to 15 knots from the west, and a strong downdraft pushed the airplane into trees. In his written statement dated July 27, 1998, the pilot reported that while practicing touch-and-go landings, he stalled the airplane prematurely. The airplane collided with an area of high vegetation, and came to rest about 30 feet from the end of the runway. The airplane's fuselage, and wing lift struts sustained substantial damage. The pilot indicated there were no preimpact mechanical problems with the airplane. The Soldotna Airport wind conditions at the time of the accident were reported to be 237 degrees (magnetic) at 7 knots.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadvertent stall of the airplane.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC98LA087
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 10-Mar-2024 20:25 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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