ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 354514
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| Date: | Wednesday 6 May 1998 |
| Time: | 19:25 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-150 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7468D |
| MSN: | 18-5798 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1957 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fairbanks, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Chena Marina, AK |
| (AK28) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot stated that during landing with variable, 10 knot winds, gusting to 14 knots, a gust from the left pushed the airplane off the right side of the runway. The airplane struck an unmanned helicopter parked 50 feet outside the edge of the 4,700 x 60 foot runway.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control and his inadequate compensation for wind conditions. A factor was the gusting crosswind.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC98LA045
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 August 2020 | N7468D | Private | 0 | Tok Junction Airport (PFTO), AK | |
sub |
| Runway excursion | ||||||
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 11-Mar-2024 15:20 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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