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NTSB CAROL · Event

Event ANC89LA015

1988-11-08 NENANA, Alaska, United States Airport · ENN None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT WAS DEMONSTRATING A SOFT-FIELD LANDING TO HIS STUDENT PILOT WHEN HE FLARED THE AIRPLANE TOO HIGH, AND ALLOWED THE CROSSWIND TO CARRY THE AIRPLANE OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WHERE IT HIT A RUNWAY LIGHT AND A SNOW BERM, THEN NOSED OVER. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT STATED THAT "IT WAS A SIMPLE CASE OF PILOT ERROR". Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_ANC89LA015.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.