ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 288028
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| Date: | Tuesday 28 September 2010 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-150 |
| Owner/operator: | Dusti Navarro |
| Registration: | N6819L |
| MSN: | 18-7409103 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1820 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Anchorage, Alaska -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Anchorage-Merrill Field, AK (MRI/PAMR) |
| Anchorage-Merrill Field, AK (MRI/PAMR) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the student pilot, during a local flight he elected to make an off-airport landing. During the landing, the main landing gear encountered a ditch that had been obscured by tall grass and, when the landing gear struck the ditch, the airplane nosed over. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The student pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for an off-airport landing, resulting in the airplane nosing over.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC10CA103
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 August 1993 | N6819L | Private | 0 | Happy Valley, AK | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Oct-2022 17:49 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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