ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 295537
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| Date: | Saturday 12 July 2003 |
| Time: | 09:45 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N83272 |
| MSN: | 18-7609063 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-A2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Talkeetna, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Wasilla , AK (WAS) |
| Talkeetna Airport, AK (TKA/PATK) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The solo private pilot was landing a tundra tire-equipped airplane on a 500-foot long, off airport site. During the landing roll, the main landing gear wheels encountered soft terrain, and the airplane nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the rudder, wings, and left wing lift strut. The pilot noted that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane.
Probable Cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area, which resulted in an on ground encounter with soft terrain and subsequent nose over of the airplane. A factor associated with the accident was soft terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC03CA077
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 February 1978 | N83272 | So.Ore.Skyways | 0 | near Ashland, Or | |
sub |
| 10 August 2002 | N83272 | Private | 0 | COPPER CENTER, Alaska | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Oct-2022 09:43 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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