ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 200208
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| Date: | Wednesday 12 July 2017 |
| Time: | 16:30 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18- |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8560C |
| MSN: | 18-2713 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1953 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5700 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Denali, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Denali, AK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, while landing on the narrow, unimproved airstrip in gusting wind conditions, the airplane drifted right of center, and he was unable to recover. Subsequently, the right wing impacted trees off the right side of the unimproved airstrip.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing and empennage.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
An automated weather observation system about 26 nautical miles from the accident site reported that, about the time of the accident, the wind was from 010° at 9 knots, gusting to 15 knots.
The pilot reported weather conditions as good other than gusting wind when entering and in the river valley.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing on a narrow, unimproved airstrip in gusting wind conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 June 1996 | N8560C | Private | 0 | Fairbanks, AK | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 04-Oct-2017 17:41 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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