ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 291170
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| Date: | Thursday 13 October 2016 |
| Time: | 16:45 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N2791P |
| MSN: | 18-4426 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1955 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3409 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-A2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Palmer, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Girdwood Airport, AK (AQY) |
| Palmer, AK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot of the tailwheel equipped airplane reported that while braking during the landing roll on a gravel airstrip the right main tire encountered a ground depression. Subsequently, the airplane nosed over and sustained substantial damage to the right wing lift strut and vertical stabilizer.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The airplane's encounter with a depression while the pilot applied excessive braking during the landing roll on a grass airstrip, which resulted in a nose-over.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB GAA17CA027
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 21 December 2015 | N2791P | Private | 0 | Girdwood, Alaska | |
sub |
| Fuel contamination | ||||||
| 7 April 2020 | N2791P | Private | 0 | Chickaloon, AK | |
sub |
| CFIT | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Oct-2022 10:35 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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