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Event ANC88LA089
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WITNESSES STATED THAT ACFT #1 (N2747P,A PIPER PA-22), FLEW A RIGHT DOWNWIND ABOUT 200 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND AND THEN MADE A STEEP DESCENDING TURN TOWARD THE RUNWAY. ACFT #1 LANDED AND STRUCK ACFT #2 (N9102D, A PIPER PA-18) WHILE BOTH WERE ON THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT OF ACFT #2 SAID HE DID NOT SEE OR HEAR ANY OTHER AIRPLANES IN THE AIRPORT TRAFFIC PATTERN.DURING THE LANDING ROLL, HIS RIGHT WING DIPPED WHEN HE WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY ACFT #1. ACFT #2 THEN VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND COLLIDED WITH TREES. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
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