20020731018339A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Birchwood, AK · July 31, 2002

Date
July 31, 2002 · 16:00 local
Place
Birchwood, AK
Airport
Birchwood Airport
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4948
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC02LA087
Reported as
Piper PA18150

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What happened

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

(-23) According to the pilot, after touchdown, he lost directional control, and the aircraft went off the right side of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, AFTER TOUCHDOWN, HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, AND THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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