ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 211108
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| Date: | Wednesday 29 November 2017 |
| Time: | 12:02 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-125 |
| Owner/operator: | State Of Alaska |
| Registration: | N1386A |
| MSN: | 18-1219 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1951 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4321 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Nikolai, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | McGrath, AK (PAMC) |
| Anchorage, AK (PALH) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he had completed one high- and two low-reconnaissance flights over the snow-covered runway in his tundra-tire-equipped, tailwheel airplane. Before landing, he intended to fly a low pass and drag the main landing gear along the surface of the runway to determine the depth of the snow. He said that, as the main landing gear wheels touched down atop the frozen layer of crusty snow, the wheels broke through, and the airplane’s tail began to rise. In an effort to prevent a nose-over, he applied full power, but the airplane subsequently nosed over.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the rudder and both left and right lift struts.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s improper decision to contact an unsuitable landing surface, which resulted in a nose-over.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 June 1997 | N1386A | Private | 0 | Chugiak, AK | |
sub |
| 13 August 1999 | N1386A | Private | 0 | Anchorage, AK | |
sub |
| 23 September 2003 | N1386A | Deltana Outfitters, Inc. | 0 | Tanana, Alaska | |
sub |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-May-2018 15:37 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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