ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 269161
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| Date: | Saturday 23 October 2021 |
| Time: | 18:25 |
| Type: | Javron PA-18 Replica |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N368G |
| MSN: | 1801 |
| Engine model: | Superior Lycoming O-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Minuteman Strip Airport (AK68), Willow, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Anderson Lake Airport, AK (0AK1) |
| Minuteman Strip Airport, AK (AK68) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On October 23, 2021, about 1825 Alaska daylight time, an experimental, amateur-built PA-18 Replica airplane, N368G, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident near Willow, Alaska. The commercial pilot was fatally injured, and the passenger sustained serious injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.
The pilot was landing his experimental, amateur-built airplane at a private airport when the airplane impacted terrain in a nose-down, near-vertical attitude short of the runway.
A postaccident examination of the airframe and engine revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. No significant tree impacts were observed on the airframe. Based on the available information, it is likely that the pilot exceeded the airplane’s critical angle of attack while maneuvering for landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of control.
At the pilot’s request, numerous design changes were incorporated into the wings, ailerons, and flaps of the accident airplane. The manufacturer of the kit and the designer of the flaps stated that they told the pilot and builder that the design changes were not recommended; however, the kit was built to the pilot’s specifications. It is likely that the design changes affected the stall characteristic of the airplane; however, the role those changes played in the accident sequence could not be determined.
Probable Cause: The pilot's exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack while maneuvering for landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of control.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2021/10/24/2-seriously-injured-in-plane-crash-near-willow-troopers-say/
https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2021/10/24/2-people-injured-willow-plane-crash/?fbclid=IwAR0FWaRZZyVMDixyx-QWHB6Lcp7JjUO-QOxblsERSva2WZJ8AiQLB1S0GGg
NTSB
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=368G
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Photos: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2021 23:42 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 25-Oct-2021 00:33 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Oct-2021 02:45 | Geno | Updated [Source] |
| 03-May-2023 21:35 | Captain Adam | Updated [[Source]] |
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