No fatalities

PIPER PA-14 accident at Anchorage, AK, 25 Jan 2021

Anchorage, AK, United States

On January 25, 2021, a PIPER PA-14 operated by ANGEL AVIATION INC was involved in an aviation accident near Anchorage, AK. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The instructor pilot’s selection of an unsuitable snow-covered runway for landing practice, and the pilot under instruction’s failure to maintain directional control during a landing roll, which resulted in a loss of control in unpacked snow and a subsequent… This summary draws on records from NTSB; 14 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

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Probable cause

The instructor pilot’s selection of an unsuitable snow-covered runway for landing practice, and the pilot under instruction’s failure to maintain directional control during a landing roll, which resulted in a loss of control in unpacked snow and a subsequent nose-over.

— NTSB Determination

Contributing factors

Instructor/check pilotStudent/instructed pilotContributed to outcome