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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Mosquito River, AK · September 11, 1993

Date
September 11, 1993 · 17:00 local
Place
Mosquito River, AK
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
FMAA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N82081
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC93LA177
Reported as
Piper PA18150
Reported engine
Lycoming O320B2B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,794 total700 in this make and model135 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Wheel hit a hole on low pass over a remote strip. Bounced came down other wheel hit a hole. Nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

WHEEL HIT A HOLE ON LOW PASS OVER A REMOTE STRIP. BOUNCED CAME DOWN OTHER WHEEL HIT A HOLE. NOSED OVER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.