ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 289687
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| Date: | Thursday 10 October 2013 |
| Time: | 13:15 LT |
| Type: |  Piper J3C 65 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N70604 |
| MSN: | 17613 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1946 |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Talkeetna, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Talkeetna Airport, AK (TKA/PATK) |
| Talkeetna, AK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was performing a low pass of a snow-covered off-airport landing site, in a wheel-equipped airplane, to determine the condition of the snow pack. He was dragging the main landing gear on the landing surface, but the snow was deeper than expected, and the airplane nosed over sustaining substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have prevented normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's decision to make contact with an unsuitable landing surface, resulting in a nose over.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC14CA004
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 August 1982 | N70604 | Private | 0 | Near Big Lake, AK | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2022 17:07 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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