ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 364764
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| Date: | Sunday 4 August 1991 |
| Time: | 13:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-150 |
| Owner/operator: | Michael Grow |
| Registration: | N4448Z |
| MSN: | 18-8795 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2640 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-A2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Willow, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Palmer, AK (PAQ) |
| Deshka River, AK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND STATED HE WAS MAKING A LOW PASS OVER THE INTENDED LANDING AREA WHEN HIS LEFT WING STRUCK SOME ALDER BUSHES. THE AIRPLANE VEERED LEFT AND HE ELECTED TO LAND IMMEDIATELY INSTEAD OF MAKING A GO AROUND. AFTER LANDING AND DURING THE ROLL OUT THE LEFT WING STRUCK SOME MORE BUSHES/TREES AND VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRSTRIP.
Probable Cause: WAS THE IN-FLIGHT COLLISION OF THE AIRPLANE WITH AN OBJECT DUE TO THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S LACK OF AN ADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ROUGH, UNEVEN AND NARROW CONDITION OF THE AIRSTRIP.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC91LA114
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 March 2003 | N4448Z | Private | 0 | Palmer, Alaska | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 19-Mar-2024 18:37 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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