ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 381919
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| Date: | Monday 23 May 1983 |
| Time: | 08:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-150 |
| Owner/operator: | Larry Alan Wright |
| Registration: | N2797P |
| MSN: | 18-4432 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1955 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-A2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Anchorage, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Juneau Lake, AK |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
ACCORDING TO THE PILOT HE WAS LANDING ON THE LAKE WITH ONE NOTCH OF FLAPS INDICATING 50-55 MPH. THE TOUCHDOWN WAS SMOOTH AND AFTER PLANING FOR 3-4 SECONDS THE ACFT VEERED LEFT. HE CORRECTED TO THE RIGHT AND THE ACFT STRAIGHTENED THEN SUDDENLY VEERED RIGHT, SUBMERGING THE RIGHT FLOAT TIP AND INVERTING THE ACFT.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC83LA079
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 10 October 1983 | N2797P | Private | 0 | Kodiak, AK | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 02-Apr-2024 08:33 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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