ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 293921
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Date: | Sunday 10 April 2005 |
Time: | 14:30 LT |
Type: | Piper PA-18 |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N8960C |
MSN: | 13-3261 |
Total airframe hrs: | 5968 hours |
Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Palmer, Alaska -
United States of America
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Phase: | Unknown |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Palmer, AK (AK1) |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The private pilot was landing his tailwheel airplane on a rough and uneven gravel bar. He reported that the main landing gear wheels encountered a depression in the gravel bar during the landing roll, and he was unable to keep the airplane from nosing over and sustaining structural damage. He stated that there were no preaccident mechanical problems with the airplane.
Probable Cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing site, which resulted in a loss of control and the airplane nosing over during the landing roll.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | ANC05LA056 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 5 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB ANC05LA056
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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