ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 295403
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| Date: | Thursday 7 August 2003 |
| Time: | 19:25 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18 |
| Owner/operator: | Max Schwab Master Guide |
| Registration: | N4320Z |
| MSN: | 18-8633 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | HEALY, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | HEALY, AK |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The commercial certificated pilot was landing a tundra tire-equipped airplane at a remote site for the purpose of transporting a hunting client to a camp. The landing area, where the pilot had landed in the past, was an area of tundra about 600 feet long and 50 feet wide. The landing area is located in a creek drainage, surrounded by mountains. The pilot indicated that as he was landing toward the south, about 3 feet above touchdown, a 20 to 30 knot gust of wind from the west blew the airplane into several willow trees. The airplane came to rest inverted, and received damage to the wings, fuselage, and empennage. The pilot reported that the wind conditions had previously been light and variable.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and failure to maintain aircraft control after encountering wind gusts during the landing flare/touchdown which resulted in an in-flight collision with trees and subsequent nose over. A factor contributing to the accident was the presence of gusty wind conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC03LA092
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 May 1994 | N4320Z | Michael Spisak | 0 | Kotzebue, AK | |
sub |
| 4 April 1998 | N4320Z | Private | 0 | Talkeetna, AK | |
sub |
| 16 June 1998 | N4320Z | Private | 0 | Talkeetna, AK | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Oct-2022 08:09 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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