ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 367925
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| Date: | Saturday 30 September 1989 |
| Time: | 12:20 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7513K |
| MSN: | 18-225 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1950 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-B2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Iliamna, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Iliamna, AK (ILI) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE EXPERIENCED COMMERCIAL PILOT HAD JUST LANDED AT A REMOTE GRAVEL AIRSTRIP WITH STRONG, GUSTY WINDS. FOLLOWING THE LANDING ROLL, HE ATTEMPTED TO TAXI CROSSWIND IN THE 35 TO 40 KNOT WIND. HE SAID THAT A STRONG GUST LIFTED A WING, THEN PUSHED & PARTIALLY OVERTURNED THE AIRPLANE INTO NEARBY TREES.
Probable Cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S OVERCONFIDENCE IN HIMSELF AND THE AIRCRAFT, AND THE STRONG/GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC89LA177
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 September 1994 | N7513K | Private | 0 | Galena, AK | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 22-Mar-2024 20:18 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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