ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 201841
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| Date: | Wednesday 3 February 1999 |
| Time: | 11:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-150 Super Cub |
| Owner/operator: | Us Department Of Interior |
| Registration: | N7875D |
| MSN: | 18-6030 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1957 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-B2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Anchorage, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | (KLHD) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The certificated airline transport pilot was returning to a maintenance vendor's hangar after completing a maintenance operational check flight. He said that while taxiing on an ice covered parking area, he applied power to taxi up a small incline. He said that as the airplane's skis went over the top of the incline, he closed the throttle, and reached for the mixture control cut off. He noted that his sleeve caught on the throttle control, advancing it to the open position. He said that he was unable to stop the airplane, and the left wing struck a parked maintenance tug. The left wing sustained substantial damage. The pilot noted that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane.
Probable Cause: The pilot's use of excessive taxispeed. Factors associated with the accident were an icy taxi area, and the inadvertent activation of the throttle.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC99TA026
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Nov-2017 17:50 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 25-Nov-2017 21:05 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator] |
| 31-May-2023 09:23 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Operator]] |
| 08-Apr-2024 10:10 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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