ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 289231
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| Date: | Tuesday 14 June 2011 |
| Time: | 13:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-150 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3858Z |
| MSN: | 18-7629 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1961 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4377 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Palmer, Alaska -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Chugiak, AK (PAVB) |
| Palmer, AK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot said he was landing at a remote, gravel-covered, off-airport site with a left crosswind. On touchdown, the airplane bounced and became airborne. He recovered from the bounce, and added power to cushion the landing, but a gust of wind lifted the left wing before touchdown. He aborted the landing, and added full engine power, but the airplane weather-vaned into the wind, and the right wing struck the ground. The airplane received substantial damage to the wings, fuselage, and empennage. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's loss of directional control while landing in a crosswind.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC11CA047
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2022 11:21 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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