ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 357061
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| Date: | Saturday 13 July 1996 |
| Time: | 09:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-150 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2561N |
| MSN: | 18-8009038 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3314 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-A2B |
| 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: | (KOTZ) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported directional control difficulties while landing the tundra tire equipped airplane at a rural airstrip used to support his mining activities. The airplane's right main landing gear subsequently collapsed, and the right wing spar, right wing struts, and a portion of the fuselage were damaged. The pilot elected to make temporary repairs to the landing gear by using water pipe, and to the lift struts by taping boards to them. He ferried the airplane from the mining strip to Mc Grath, Alaska, where he obtained fuel. Upon departing Mc Grath, the main landing gear collapsed, and further damaged the airplane (NTSB Accident Report ANC96LA105).
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC96LA126
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| 20 July 1996 | N2561N | Private | 0 | Mcgrath, AK | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Mar-2024 13:45 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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