Piper J5C N38532

Summary

On 9 August 2010 at about 00:00 local time, a Piper J5C registered N38532, operated by Woodward Paul A, was involved in an accident near Skwentna, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

9 August 2010 at 00:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Skwentna, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

61.6000, -151.6000

Aircraft

Piper J5C

Registration

N38532

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Woodward Paul A

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Birchwood → Skwentna

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC10CA072

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, and his selection of unsuitable terrain for landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private pilot was on a personal cross-country flight with a landing at an off airport site, under Title 14, CFR Part 91. According to the pilot, during landing at the off airport site, the airplane bounced through a rough spot that he had not identified during his overflight prior to landing. He said the airplane bounced in a tail-high attitude, and he did not apply power quickly enough to prevent the airplane from nosing over. The pilot reported that he should have spent more time evaluating the site for seasonal changes prior to landing. He said there were no mechanical problems with the airplane prior to the accident, and that the airplane sustained substantial damage to the wings and rudder.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.