ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 297033
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| Date: | Tuesday 2 July 2002 |
| Time: | 13:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N1129A |
| MSN: | 18-722 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1951 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3391 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-A2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | TALKEETNA, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | TALKEETNA, AK |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private certificated pilot was searching for a lost hiker along a river drainage in a float-equipped airplane. The pilot said he was maneuvering between 500 to 1,000 feet above the ground and had encountered turbulence that was being produced in the canyons along the river. Just before the accident, the pilot said a strong gust of wind yawed the airplane sideways, and lifted the left wing. The airplane descended toward the ground. The pilot leveled the airplane just before the float assembly collided with alder bushes along the bank of the river. The airplane then did a cartwheel and came to rest facing opposite the initial direction of travel. The airplane received damage to the float assembly, fuselage, and wings.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate weather evaluation, which resulted in a turbulence encounter and subsequent collision with a river embankment during maneuvering flight. A contributing factor was the presence of terrain induced turbulence.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC02LA067
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 May 2011 | N1129A | 0 | Cordova, Alaska | |
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| Loss of control | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Oct-2022 13:39 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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