From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
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(-16) A Piper PA-18 on wheel skis, operated by the Alaska state troopers, landed on a dry gravel air strip with skis in the down position, and the aircraft flipped over on its back. Airman received remedial training from the Alaska state troopers aviation department. He was also counseled by the department's chief, who also is an FAA accident prevention counselor.
As the FAA filed it
(-16) A PIPER PA-18 ON WHEEL SKIS, OPERATED BY THE ALASKA STATE TROOPERS, LANDED ON A DRY GRAVEL AIR STRIP WITH SKIS IN THE DOWN POSITION, AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK. AIRMAN RECEIVED REMEDIAL TRAINING FROM THE ALASKA STATE TROOPERS AVIATION DEPARTMENT. HE WAS ALSO COUNSELED BY THE DEPARTMENT'S CHIEF, WHO ALSO IS AN FAA ACCIDENT PREVENTION COUNSELOR.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.