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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Gakona, AK · July 16, 1997

Date
July 16, 1997 · 13:00 local
Place
Gakona, AK
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
HYCC
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N83675
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC97LA104
Reported as
Piper PA18150
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A2B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
25,000 total24,500 in this make and model350 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.

Landing at 5400 ft 600FT narrow moutain ridge. Right gear hit a rock and collapsed. Nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

LANDING AT 5400 FT 600FT NARROW MOUTAIN RIDGE. RIGHT GEAR HIT A ROCK AND COLLAPSED. 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.