ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 361513
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| Date: | Monday 9 August 1993 |
| Time: | 13:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N1200A |
| MSN: | 1200 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5639 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-B2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bernard Glacier, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Mccarthy, AK (MXY) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT/OPERATOR STATED THAT HE WAS ON A FLIGHT TO TRANSPORT A PARTY OF TWO TO HUNT SHEEP. THE DESTINATION WAS A HIGH ALTITUDE, ROUGH STRIP AT A REMOTE LOCATION. THE AIRPLANE WAS A PIPER PA-18 EQUIPPED WITH TUNDRA TIRES AND A 3RD SEAT, BUT THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS HAULING ONE PASSENGER AT A TIME. THE PILOT STATED THAT WHEN HE LANDED, THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN HARD AND BOUNCED. HE SAID THAT HE APPLIED BRAKES TOO HARD, AND THE AIRPLANE 'FLIPPED' NEAR THE END OF THE ROLL-OUT. THE AIRPLANE HAD BEEN MODIFIED WITH THE TUNDRA TIRES, 3RD SEAT, AND A 160 HP ENGINE WITH AN INAPPLICABLE STC.
Probable Cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, CONCERNING THE LANDING AT THE REMOTE STRIP, WHICH RESULTED IN A NOSE OVER, WHILE USING HEAVY BRAKES TO STOP. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE ROUGH/UNEVEN CONDITION OF THE LANDING STRIP.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC93LA141
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 April 2000 | N1200A | Wrangel Mountain Air | 0 | MCCARTHY, Alaska | |
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| 16-Mar-2024 19:16 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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