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Accident · Minor damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18 · Iliamna, AK · October 11, 2000

Date: October 11, 2000 · 11:00 local
Place: Iliamna, AK
Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7174K
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC01LA006
Reported as: Piper PA18
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,600 total1,500 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

N7174KRegistered now · Piper PA-18S/N 18-393 · Built 1951 Airframe modelPiper PA-18 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On October 11, 2000, at or about 1100ADT, a wheel equipped Piper PA-18-18, N7174K registered to and piloted by frank a. dinello, parked the aircraft after landing on a remote airstrip 35 miles to the west of Iliamna, Alaska. With then engine shut off, and before he was able to exit the cockpit the aircraft bounced by the gusty winds and stood on its wingtip and flipped over on its back damaging the rudder balance, bending one front strut, and bending the prop about 20 degrees on one blade only.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON OCTOBER 11, 2000, AT OR ABOUT 1100ADT, A WHEEL EQUIPPED PIPER PA-18-18, N7174K REGISTERED TO AND PILOTED BY FRANK A. DINELLO, PARKED THE AIRCRAFT AFTER LANDING ON A REMOTE AIRSTRIP 35 MILES TO THE WEST OF ILIAMNA, ALASKA. WITH THEN ENGINE SHUT OFF, AND BEFORE HE WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE COCKPIT THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED BY THE GUSTY WINDS AND STOOD ON ITS WINGTIP AND FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK DAMAGING THE RUDDER BALANCE, BENDING ONE FRONT STRUT, AND BENDING THE PROP ABOUT 20 DEGREES ON ONE BLADE ONLY.

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 ANC01LA006Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportIliamna, AKThe pilot's inadequate weather evaluation. A factor in the accident was a high wind.Oct 11, 2000 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N7174K · 2

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

Accident 20080910846639ANormal Cruise · AL(-23) The pilot was looking for a place to camp for a hunting trip. While in a tight turn to look at a potential camp spot, the aircraft stall. The pilot was fatally injured, the one passengers was seriously injured.Sep 10, 2008 · Destroyed · 1 fatal Accident 19990811046659ATalkeetna, AK(-23) After a visual inspection of the landing area the pilot landed the Piper aircraft on a graval bar at the confluence of the Talkeetna and yellow jacket rivers. During the landing the aircraft's left wing contacted some tall brush and the pilot applied…Aug 11, 1999 · No damage