ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 358490
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| Date: | Thursday 10 August 1995 |
| Time: | 10:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N9692P |
| MSN: | 1975 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2075 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-A2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Aniak, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Sleetmute, AK (SLQ) |
| Taylor Mountain, AK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT STATED HE DECIDED TO LAND ON TAYLOR MOUNTAIN, AND THE LANDING WAS HARDER THAN NORMAL. HE DID NOT THINK, HOWEVER, THAT THE LANDING WAS HARD ENOUGH TO COLLAPSE THE LANDING GEAR. THE FAILED LANDING GEAR STRUT TUBE WAS VISUALLY EXAMINED, AND THE FRACTURE SURFACE SHOWED NO STRIATION MARKS. THE INSIDE OF THE TUBE SHOWED NO PITTING AND NO LARGE RUST SPOTS. THE TUBE WALLS WERE UNIFORMLY THICK AROUND THE TUBE NEAR THE FRACTURE SURFACE.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S MISJUDGED LANDING FLARE, WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING AND OVERLOAD FAILURE OF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC95LA136
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Mar-2024 14:55 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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