NONE · Piper PA-22/20 · 1996-10-26 · KASILOF, AK, USA
Event
NTSB number
ANC97LA006
Event ID
20001208X06830
Type
Accident
Date
1996-10-26
Location
KASILOF, AK, USA
Coordinates
60.279666, -151.259445
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Piper
Model
PA-22/20
Registration
N7431D
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
the pilot's misjudgment of distance and altitude on final approach to land, which resulted in an undershoot and collision with a dirt bank before reaching the proper touchdown point. A factor related to the accident was: the proximity of the frozen dirt bank at the approach end of the intended point of landing.