ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 356850
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| Date: | Thursday 15 August 1996 |
| Time: | 19:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N9272D |
| MSN: | 18-6573 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Anchorage, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Northway, AK (ORT) |
| (Z41) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The certificated private pilot was landing a tundra tire, tailwheel-equipped airplane on a gravel airstrip. The airplane developed a high rate of descent. The pilot added power to begin a go-around but the airplane touched down about 180 feet short of the runway threshold in a rutted area. The airplane then collided with a ditch in tall grass and nosed over.
Probable Cause: the pilot's misjudgment of distance and altitude to the runway during the approach, and failure to attain the proper touchdown point. A factor relating to the accident was: the ditch.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC96LA125
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Mar-2024 11:34 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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