ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 291794
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| Date: | Monday 18 September 2006 |
| Time: | 14:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18 |
| Owner/operator: | Alaskan Adventures Lodge |
| Registration: | N82905 |
| MSN: | 18-7709197 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-B2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Koliganek, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Sleetmute, AK |
| Koliganek, AK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The commercial certificated pilot reported he was flying at a low altitude over rising terrain during a Title 14, CFR Part 91 business flight, searching for sites to deploy a tent camp in support of a lodge operation. While approaching a ridgeline, he stated that a powerful downdraft forced the airplane into a brush-covered hillside. The pilot reported that neither he nor the sole passenger were injured, and that there were no preaccident mechanical problems with the airplane. The airplane received substantial damage to the wings and fuselage structure.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude/clearance from rising terrain while maneuvering at a low altitude, which resulted in an in-flight collision with terrain. Factors associated with the accident were a downdraft, the pilot's intentional low altitude flight, and his inadequate weather evaluation.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC06CA133
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 September 1998 | N82905 | Lar, Inc. | 0 | New Stuyahok, AK | |
sub |
| 20 August 1999 | N82905 | Private | 0 | Sleetmute, AK | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Oct-2022 19:01 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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