ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 286685
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| Date: | Friday 14 August 2009 |
| Time: | 09:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-150 |
| Owner/operator: | Mkt LLC |
| Registration: | N83278 |
| MSN: | 18-7709047 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kaktovik, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Kaktovik, AK |
| Barter Island, AK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airline transport pilot was on a Title 14, CFR Part 91, personal cross-country flight when the accident occurred. The pilot said during takeoff from an off-airport site, the airplane hit a bump and became airborne prematurely. When the airplane settled to the ground, she said the right main landing gear wheel landed in a depression, and the right main landing gear collapsed. The pilot said the right wing struck the ground, and the airplane veered to the right. The left main landing gear which collapsed, side-loading allowing the left wing to hit the ground. She said there were no known mechanical problems with the airplane prior to the accident. She said the airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings.
Probable Cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff, which resulted in a loss of control and collision with terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC09CA082
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 November 1983 | N83278 | Keith Mitchell | 0 | Fort Yukon, AK | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 03-Oct-2022 14:29 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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