ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 366055
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| Date: | Friday 12 October 1990 |
| Time: | 11:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-20 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7049K |
| MSN: | 20-157 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | King Salmon, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Field Site, AK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
ACCORDING TO THE UNCERTIFICATED PILOT-IN-COMMAND, HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TEST THE CONDITION OF THE AIRSTRIP BY TOUCHING DOWN LIGHTLY. UPON TOUCHDOWN ON THE FRESH WET SNOW COVERED AIRSTRIP, THE AIRPLANE DECELERATED RAPIDLY AND HE APPLIED FULL POWER. THE AIRPLANE LIFTED OFF AND WAS FLYING IN GROUND EFFECT TOWARD THE RIVER. THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A TURN AN REMAIN OVER LAND. THE LEFT WING DROPPED SUDDENLY, RECOVERED, THEN DROPPED AGAIN AND THE AIRPLANE FLEW INTO THE ALDER BUSHES SIDEWAYS.
Probable Cause: INADVERTANT STALL DURING AN ABORTED LANDING.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC91LA005
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 October 1997 | N7049K | Private | 0 | Naknek, AK | |
sub |
| Fuel exhaustion | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 16:55 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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