Accident · 1998-02-24

NTSB case ANC98LA025 · Piper PA-32-300 · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 1998-02-24
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Piper PA-32-300 (N81844)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The pilot misjudged distance/altitude and airspeed, and his delay initiating a go-around. Related factors were the downdraft and snowbank.

Source: NTSB case ANC98LA025

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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