No fatalities
29 May 2022: PIPER PA-18-150 — Glacier View, AK
On 29 May 2022, a PIPER PA-18-150 was involved in an aviation accident near Glacier View, AK. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the landing approach, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and a subsequent aerodynamic stall at an altitude too low to recover. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 12 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the landing approach, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and a subsequent aerodynamic stall at an altitude too low to recover.
— NTSB Determination
Contributing factors
PilotAirspeed — Not attained/maintainedAngle of attack — Not attained/maintained