ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 354629
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| Date: | Saturday 4 April 1998 |
| Time: | 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4320Z |
| MSN: | 18-8633 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Talkeetna, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Talkeetna, AK (TKA) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The certificated commercial pilot was landing a ski equipped, tailwheel airplane on a remote, snow covered river gravel bar. During the landing roll, the landing gear skis struck an object buried in the snow. The pilot added power, and departed without stopping. The pilot did not observe what type of object was in the snow. Upon return to the departure airport, the pilot discovered damage to the fuselage at the right main landing gear attach point.
Probable Cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing. Factors in the accident were snow covered terrain, and a hidden obstruction.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC98LA035
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 May 1994 | N4320Z | Michael Spisak | 0 | Kotzebue, AK | |
sub |
| 16 June 1998 | N4320Z | Private | 0 | Talkeetna, AK | |
sub |
| 7 August 2003 | N4320Z | Max Schwab Master Guide | 0 | HEALY, Alaska | |
sub |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 11-Mar-2024 16:33 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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