ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 290908
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| Date: | Tuesday 21 July 2015 |
| Time: | 20:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-150 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N323DH |
| MSN: | 18-7939 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1963 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4344 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Talkeetna, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Talkeetna, AK |
| Talkeetna, AK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported he was landing a tailwheel-equipped airplane on a rough and uneven, vegetation covered, off-airport site. The pilot said that during the approach, just prior to touchdown the airplane encountered a wind shift and increase in wind speed, resulting in a strong downdraft. The pilot applied full power in an effort to correct for the downdraft, but the airplane touched down much harder than anticipated and bounced, rotating 90 degrees before impacting a berm and nosing down. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing and fuselage. The pilot stated that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, and improper recovery from a bounced landing resulting in a loss of control and collision with terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC15CA054
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 May 2020 | N323DH | Private | 0 | Skwentna, Alaska | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 07-Oct-2022 07:07 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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