ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 287670
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| Date: | Saturday 16 June 2012 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-150 |
| Owner/operator: | Beck Joseph S |
| Registration: | N9488D |
| MSN: | 18-6740 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1959 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 Series |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Skwentna, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Wasilla, AK |
| Skwentna, AK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot landed the tailwheel-equipped airplane at a private airstrip. While taxiing to park, the right wheel dropped into a hidden, vegetation-covered, deep hole alongside the runway. The airplane then spun around, sustaining substantial damage to the empennage and left elevator. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical problems with the airplane.
Probable Cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for taxi.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC12CA053
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 July 2006 | N9488D | Joseph Beck | 0 | Skwentna, Alaska | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 04-Oct-2022 13:13 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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