ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 290410
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| Date: | Saturday 16 August 2014 |
| Time: | 11:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-150 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N83422 |
| MSN: | 18-7609127 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 247 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Skwentna, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Arno Airport (AMR) |
| Skwentna, AK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During a flight to go fishing on a river, two of the three planned landing strips the pilot was going to land on were covered with water. The third had fog present. As a result the pilot looked for an alternate place to land and discovered a gravel bar in the river which looked to be about 800 feet long. He flew several passes over the gravel bar to assess its condition and then decided to land. During the landing flare, he noticed that the airplane was below the edge of the gravel. He added power to try and clear the edge, but the airplane touched down on a 1 to 2 foot long muddy, downwash area that existed just prior to the gravel bar, and the left main landing gear then struck the gravel bar's edge. Examination of the airplane revealed that it had incurred substantial damage to the airframe. The pilot reported there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain the proper approach path for landing, and his delayed remedial action, which resulted in an undershoot and collision with terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC14CA066
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Oct-2022 14:48 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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