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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Palmer, AK · April 14, 1996

Date: April 14, 1996 · 19:00 local
Place: Palmer, AK
Airport: Private
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: EMKC
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3908Z
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC96LA050
Reported as: Piper PA18150
Reported engine: Lycoming O320A2A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,600 total7,900 in this make and model90 in the last 90 days

N3908ZRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150S/N 18-7721 · Built 1961 Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Landed ski equipped aircraft on dry dirt strip. Nosed over. Pure misjudgement.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED SKI EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT ON DRY DIRT STRIP. NOSED OVER. PURE MISJUDGEMENT.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ANC96LA050Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPalmer, AKimproper planning/decision by the pilot, and his selection of unsuitable terrain on which to land a ski equipped airplane.Apr 15, 1996 · Substantial damage