ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 294601
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| Date: | Thursday 26 August 2004 |
| Time: | 08:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18 |
| Owner/operator: | 40 Mile Air Ltd. |
| Registration: | N8597D |
| MSN: | 18-6248 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1957 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4512 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A4A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Paxson, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Tok, AK (6K8) |
| Paxson, AK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airline transport certificated pilot was landing a tundra tire-equipped airplane at a remote landing spot at the conclusion of an on-demand passenger flight. The pilot said the landing area was a rocky ledge, about 900 feet long, and about 12 feet wide, located along the edge of a glacier, about 5,500 feet msl. During the landing roll, the right main landing gear collided with a rock, and the gear collapsed. The right wing struck the ground, and received damage to the wing spar. The pilot indicated that the visibility in the area consisted of hazy conditions with smoke and light rain.
Probable Cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in a collision with a rock and subsequent main landing gear collapse during the landing roll. A factor contributing to the accident was rough, uneven terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC04LA096
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 September 1994 | N8597D | 40 Mile Air, Ltd. | 0 | Tok, AK | |
sub |
| 7 September 2003 | N8597D | Private | 0 | Eagle, Alaska | |
sub |
| 16 August 2006 | N8597D | Forty Mile Air Ltd. | 0 | Tok, Alaska | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Oct-2022 06:48 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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