What happened
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(-23) According to the pilot-in-command, commercial flight instructor noralie jennings, she was conducting a training flight with student pilot, charles stuart lee. The flight was conducted in a wheel equipped Piper PA-18 airplane, N5408Y, serial number 18-8171. The flight originated from palmer municipal airport, palmer, Alaska, on March 22, 2002, at 11:00 am local time. A VFR flight plan was filed and the flight operated during VMC. The flight included a landing at Skelton airstrip south of the highway that passes through Eureka, Alaska. The student and flight instructor over flew the strip, discussed the snow cover on the strip and decided on the best landing area. During the touch down and rollout phase of the landing, the airplane started to slide to the left side of the landing area. The flight instructor took the controls in an effort to control the slide. The airplane slid off the landing area and the left wing struck a windsock pole adjacent to the strip. The airplane yawed to the left and the horizontal stabilizer struck a snow berm as the airplane came to a stop. The left wing and horizontal stabilizer sustained substantial damage. The occupants did not receive injuries due to the accident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ACCORDING TO THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND, COMMERCIAL FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR NORALIE JENNINGS, SHE WAS CONDUCTING A TRAINING FLIGHT WITH STUDENT PILOT, CHARLES STUART LEE. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED IN A WHEEL EQUIPPED PIPER PA-18 AIRPLANE, N5408Y, SERIAL NUMBER 18-8171. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM PALMER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, PALMER, ALASKA, ON MARCH 22, 2002, AT 11:00 AM LOCAL TIME. A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED AND THE FLIGHT OPERATED DURING VMC. THE FLIGHT INCLUDED A LANDING AT SKELTON AIRSTRIP SOUTH OF THE HIGHWAY THAT PASSES THROUGH EUREKA, ALASKA. THE STUDENT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR OVER FLEW THE STRIP, DISCUSSED THE SNOW COVER ON THE STRIP AND DECIDED ON THE BEST LANDING AREA. DURING THE TOUCH DOWN AND ROLLOUT PHASE OF THE LANDING, THE AIRPLANE STARTED TO SLIDE TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE LANDING AREA. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOOK THE CONTROLS IN AN EFFORT TO CONTROL THE SLIDE. THE AIRPLANE SLID OFF THE LANDING AREA AND THE LEFT WING STRUCK A WINDSOCK POLE ADJACENT TO THE STRIP. THE AIRPLANE YAWED TO THE LEFT AND THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER STRUCK A SNOW BERM AS THE AIRPLANE CAME TO A STOP. THE LEFT WING AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE OCCUPANTS DID NOT RECEIVE INJURIES DUE TO THE ACCIDENT.
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