ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 368354
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Date: | Sunday 23 July 1989 |
Time: | 16:45 LT |
Type: | Piper PA-20 |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N7400K |
MSN: | 20-308 |
Year of manufacture: | 1950 |
Total airframe hrs: | 3917 hours |
Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Chitina, AK -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Gulkana, AK (GKN) |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:NEAR THE END OF THE LANDING ROLL DURING AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING, THE AIRPLANE'S MAIN WHEELS WENT INTO A SHALLOW DEPRESSION THAT CROSSED THE LANDING AREA, CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO NOSE OVER ONTO ITS BACK. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE SHOULD HAVE APPLIED BRAKES EARLIER DURING THE LANDING ROLL.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF AN UNSUITABLE LANDING AREA AND DELAY IN SLOWING THE AIRPLANE AFTER LANDING. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ROUGH/UNEVEN TERRAIN.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | ANC89LA128 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year and 8 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB ANC89LA128
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
23-Mar-2024 17:32 |
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