ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 293387
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| Date: | Wednesday 6 July 2005 |
| Time: | 13:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-160 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N18VF |
| MSN: | 18-8835 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-A2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hope, Alaska -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Anchorage-Merrill Field, AK (MRI/PAMR) |
| Hope, AK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The solo private pilot was landing a tailwheel-equipped airplane at an off airport site that was surrounded by trees. Just before touchdown, the pilot inadvertently allowed the airplane to descend below the intended glide path, and the left wing struck a stand of trees. The airplane pivoted to the left, and the right wing and right horizontal stabilizer struck the tundra-covered terrain. The airplane sustained structural damage to the right wing spar, and the right horizontal stabilizer. The pilot noted that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies.
Probable Cause: The pilot's misjudged distance and altitude during an approach to land at an off-airport landing site, which resulted in an undershoot, and subsequent in-flight collision with trees and tundra-covered terrain. A factor in the accident was trees.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC05CA096
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Oct-2022 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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