ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 368244
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| Date: | Monday 7 August 1989 |
| Time: | 13:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-125 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N1322A |
| MSN: | 18-1128 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1951 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-290-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ekalaka, MT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Ekalaka, MT (NONE) |
| (NONE) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE COMMERICAL PLT/RANCHER WAS FLYING TO A NEARBY RANCH FOR PARTS. HE SAID HE LANDED DOWNHILL INTO WINDS THAT HE ESTIMATED WERE FROM 135 DEG AT 10 KTS. HE REPORTED THAT HE OVERSHOT HIS POINT OF INTENDED LANDING AND OVERRAN THE LANDING STRIP (A ROAD). HE SAID THE LEFT WING STRUCK A GATE POST AND DAMAGED THE SPAR.
Probable Cause: MISJUDGEMENT OF THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN AN OVERRUN OF THE LANDING AREA AND COLLISION WITH A POST. THE DOWNHILL TERRAIN CONDITION AND LOCATION OF THE FENCE POST WERE RELATED FACTORS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN89LA190
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 April 1991 | N1322A | Private | 0 | Ekalaka, MT | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 23-Mar-2024 16:17 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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