ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 296867
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| Date: | Wednesday 31 July 2002 |
| Time: | 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4948 |
| MSN: | 18-8745 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Chugiak, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Anchorage , AK (MRL) |
| Belmopan Airport (BCV) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The certificated airline transport pilot reported that while on approach for landing on runway 19L, he encountered what he characterized as light and variable winds estimated to be from the south, at 5 knots. He said that just after touchdown, a sudden gust of wind pushed the tail of the airplane to the left, and the airplane veered to the right. The pilot said that he applied full engine power in an attempt to abort the landing. The airplane became airborne, and while in ground effect, the airplane drifted to the right side of the runway. The right main landing gear subsequently struck a culvert on the right side of the runway. The airplane pivoted to the right, and the left wing struck the ground. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings and the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident anomalies with the airplane.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and his failure to maintain directional control during an aborted landing, which resulted in an in-flight collision with a culvert. A factor associated with the accident was a wind gust.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC02LA087
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Oct-2022 11:42 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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