ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 240738
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| Date: | Sunday 30 August 2020 |
| Time: | 19:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-14 Family Cruiser |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4214H |
| MSN: | 14-101 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1947 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4424 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Anderson Lake Airport (0AK1), Wasilla, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Anchorage-Lake Hood, AK (LHD/PALH) |
| Wasilla, AK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The commercial pilot reported that, he was attempting to land at a private airport in light crosswind conditions. After multiple failed attempts to align the airplane with the runway heading during the landing flare, he initiated a go-around. He subsequently applied power, and the airplane banked abruptly left toward trees at the edge of the runway. When he realized the airplane would not clear the trees, he reduced the power and attempted to level the wings. Subsequently, the airplane impacted the trees and then the ground, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage and left wing. A pilot-rated witness on the ground at the airport at the time of the accident reported that the wind direction was variable from 030° to 040°, gusting to 20 knots. The owner reported that there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during an attempted go-around in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in impact with trees.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC20LA086
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N4214H
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N4214H
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 August 1998 | N4214H | Private | 0 | Chugiak, AK | |
sub |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Aug-2020 21:18 | Geno | Added |
| 07-Jul-2022 18:42 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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