ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 290901
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| Date: | Thursday 23 July 2015 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  Champion 7GCBC |
| Owner/operator: | Konstantine E Bunde |
| Registration: | N3085G |
| MSN: | 91 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1599 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Skweetna, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Skweetna, AK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he was landing a tailwheel-equipped airplane on a remote unimproved airstrip. Before the attempted landing, he made a low pass and determined that the dirt airstrip was clear of debris, and had what appeared to be grass on either side of the landing surface. During the final approach the airplane drifted about 10 to 15 feet to the left of the pilots intended touchdown point, and was aligned with the side of the airstrip. Having determined that the vegetation along the sides of the runway was grass the pilot elected not to execute a go-around and proceeded with the landing. The pilot realized, as the airplane touched down and immediately nosed over that the vegetation alongside the airstrip was not grass but alder brush. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wings, vertical stabilizer and left lift strut. The pilot stated that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
In the recommendation section of the NTSB Accident/Incident Reporting Form 6120.1, the pilot stated that the accident may have been prevented if he would have aborted the landing.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper decision to land on an unsuitable landing surface which resulted in a nose over.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC15CA055
History of this aircraft
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| 24 June 2022 | N3085G | Private | 0 | Palmer, Alaska | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 07-Oct-2022 07:01 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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