ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 356689
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| Date: | Monday 16 September 1996 |
| Time: | 17:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-150 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3086Z |
| MSN: | 18-7437 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1960 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2975 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A28 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kotzebue, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot landed the airplane on the gravel bar and during the landing roll the right wheel hit a soft spot in the gravel bar. The airplane veered to the right and dragged the left wing and left elevator
Probable Cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area. A factor in the accident was the soft terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC96LA160
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 February 1964 | N3086Z | Non commercial | 0 | Creston Junction, Wyoming | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Mar-2024 09:51 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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