ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 294444
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| Date: | Monday 27 September 2004 |
| Time: | 17:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-180 |
| Owner/operator: | Steve Grand |
| Registration: | N3685Z |
| MSN: | 18-7417 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1960 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8584 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Talkeetna, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Wasilla , AK (IYS) |
| Talkeetna , AK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The commercial certificated pilot was landing in a tundra-covered meadow. The pilot said that prior to landing, he made two passes over the site and visually checked the condition of the landing site before the accident landing. He said that during the landing roll, the main landing gear tires broke through the tundra, and the airplane nosed over. The airplane sustained structural damage to the left wing and left wing lift struts. The pilot noted that there were preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane.
Probable Cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area, which resulted in a nose over. A factor associated with the accident was tundra.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC04CA116
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 June 1997 | N3685Z | U.s. Fish And Wildlife Service | 0 | Tok, AK | |
sub |
| 16 August 2001 | N3685Z | Private | 0 | Anchorage, AK | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Oct-2022 18:17 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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