ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 288832
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| Date: | Sunday 25 September 2011 |
| Time: | 16:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-150 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8998Y |
| MSN: | 18-7509132 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1943 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fairbanks, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Fairbanks, AK (AK28) |
| Fairbanks, AK (AK28) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The solo student pilot was landing the float-equipped airplane on choppy water in a gusting wind. The airplane landed hard and sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The student pilot did not report any mechanical issues with the airplane prior to the accident, and he stated that he should not have flown in those conditions.
Probable Cause: The student pilot's hard landing in a gusting wind.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC11CA115
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 August 2016 | N8998Y | Private | 0 | Salcha River area NE of Harding-Birch Lakes, Fairbanks, AK | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2022 06:40 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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