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FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-125 · Palmer, AK · July 9, 1998

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Date
July 9, 1998 · 13:30 local
Place
Palmer, AK
Airport
Palmer Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1602A
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC98LA093
Reported as
Piper PA18125
Reported engine
Lycoming O290D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
340 total
N1602ARegistered now · Piper PA-18-125S/N 18-1240Airframe modelPiper PA-18-125Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series4 cycle

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What happened

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

Tundra tires. Landed on remote strip. Hit a ditch. Nosed down. Wind pushed tail over. (From .4) the certificated private pilot landed in a remote, off-airport area. After landing, he was taxiing toward a takeoff position, and the main landing gear entered a small ditch. The tail of the airplane was elevated in relation to the nose, and a gust of wind caught the tail. The airplane nosed over, and received damage to the left wing, and left wing lift strut. The pilot said the wind conditions were from the east at 8 to 10 knots, with gusts from 15 to 20 knots. (-23) on July 9, 1998, about 1330 Alaska daylight time, a tundra tire equipped Piper PA-18 airplane. N1602A, sustained substantial damage during after landing taxi. The accident occurred approximately 25 miles east of Palmer airport. The pilot reported he landed near lake george, on an unimproved strip. After landing the pilot attempted to reposition the aircraft when the main tires entered a small ditch. The tail of the aircraft was elevated in relation to the nose, and a gust of wind lifted the tail, consequently, the aircraft nosed over on its back. The pilot stated that the left wing strut , some wing ribs, tail and engine cowling received various amounts of damage.

As the FAA filed it

TUNDRA TIRES. LANDED ON REMOTE STRIP. HIT A DITCH. NOSED DOWN. WIND PUSHED TAIL OVER. (FROM .4) THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT LANDED IN A REMOTE, OFF-AIRPORT AREA. AFTER LANDING, HE WAS TAXIING TOWARD A TAKEOFF POSITION, AND THE MAIN LANDING GEAR ENTERED A SMALL DITCH. THE TAIL OF THE AIRPLANE WAS ELEVATED IN RELATION TO THE NOSE, AND A GUST OF WIND CAUGHT THE TAIL. THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER, AND RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, AND LEFT WING LIFT STRUT. THE PILOT SAID THE WIND CONDITIONS WERE FROM THE EAST AT 8 TO 10 KNOTS, WITH GUSTS FROM 15 TO 20 KNOTS. (-23) ON JULY 9, 1998, ABOUT 1330 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A TUNDRA TIRE EQUIPPED PIPER PA-18 AIRPLANE. N1602A, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AFTER LANDING TAXI. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES EAST OF PALMER AIRPORT. THE PILOT REPORTED HE LANDED NEAR LAKE GEORGE, ON AN UNIMPROVED STRIP. AFTER LANDING THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO REPOSITION THE AIRCRAFT WHEN THE MAIN TIRES ENTERED A SMALL DITCH. THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS ELEVATED IN RELATION TO THE NOSE, AND A GUST OF WIND LIFTED THE TAIL, CONSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER ON ITS BACK. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE LEFT WING STRUT , SOME WING RIBS, TAIL AND ENGINE COWLING RECEIVED VARIOUS AMOUNTS OF DAMAGE.

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 ANC98LA093Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPalmer, AKThe pilot's failure to identify an unsafe/hazardous condition. A related factor was the ditch.Jul 9, 1998 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N1602A · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20071024824559ALevel Off Touchdown · Pilot Point, AK(-23) According to the Pilot, while landing to the east on a gravel strip near dog salmon river lodge, the wind shifted direction from a strong gusty left crosswind to a strong gusty right crosswind causing the Pilot to lose control of the aircraft. The left…Oct 24, 2007 · Substantial damageIncident 19960930033409ITakeoff Ground Roll · Wasilla, AKNarrative: while practicing touch and go's at new Wasilla Airport, pilot heard loud bang on take off, observed right MLG handing down, contacted a pilot/mechanic on the ground and discussed best landing technique. Pilot made successful landing with very minor…Sep 30, 1996 · Minor damage