ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 295219
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| Date: | Tuesday 16 September 2003 |
| Time: | 15:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6978B |
| MSN: | 18-5100 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4692 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ninilchick, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Anchorage-Merrill Field, AK (MRI/PAMR) |
| Homer Airport, AK (HOM/PAHO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private certificated pilot was making a landing approach to a ridgeline that was oriented east/west, and was about 1,000 feet long and 30 to 100 feet wide. The pilot said he was landing toward the east. He described the wind as 10 to 15 knots from the southeast. As he approached the ground, the pilot said a burble of wind over the ridge lifted the right wing. The airplane collided with the ridge, and then nosed over. The airplane received damage to the wings, fuselage, and landing gear.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane which resulted in a collision with terrain during an approach to landing on a ridgeline. Factors contributing to the accident were the pilot's inadequate evaluation of the wind conditions, and an unfavorable wind along the ridgeline.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC03LA117
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 February 1966 | N6978B | 1 | Empire, NV | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 12-Oct-2022 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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