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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18A 150 · Farewell, AK · August 29, 1994

Date: August 29, 1994 · 15:00 local
Place: Farewell, AK
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4478A
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC94LA116
Reported as: Piper PA18A150
Reported engine: Lycoming O320A2B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,359 total1,735 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days

N4478ARegistered now · Piper PA-18A 150S/N 18-4835 · Built 1956 Airframe modelPiper PA-18A 150 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Nosed over landing on a gravel bar. Wheels had hit a soft spot.

As the FAA filed it

NOSED OVER LANDING ON A GRAVEL BAR. WHEELS HAD HIT A SOFT SPOT.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB ANC94LA116Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSkwentna, AKThe pilot's selecting a gravel bar for a normal landing. A factor was the soft spot in the gravel bar.Aug 29, 1994 · Substantial damage