ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 368209
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| Date: | Sunday 13 August 1989 |
| Time: | 09:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N83622 |
| MSN: | 18-7709104 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-A2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Red Lake, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Your Creek, AK |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE HUNTING SHEEP, THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND ON A MOUNTAIN RIDGE. THE TERRAIN WAS ROUGH WITH TUNDRA & ROCKS. DURING THE LANDING, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WENT IN A HOLE & WAS BENT, ALLOWING THE NOSE TO DROP & THE RIGHT WING TO HIT THE GROUND.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN. THE ROUGH/UNEVEN TERRAIN WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC89LA142
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 May 1995 | N83622 | Private | 0 | Galena, AK | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 23-Mar-2024 08:16 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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