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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18 · AK · September 1, 2002

Date: September 1, 2002 · 19:00 local
Place: AK
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6981B
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC02LA112
Reported as: Piper PA18

N6981BRegistered now · Piper PA-18S/N 18-5103 Airframe modelPiper PA-18 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The pilot was landing at a remote off airport site with his Piper PA-18. In his attempt to make the landing, he turned final approach and realized his approach was too high and too close, but continued anyway. This contributed to his excess airspeed which caused him to touchdown about half-way down the available landing area with a higher than desired groundspeed. Teh site was damp due to fog earlier in the day. He elected to continue the landing and stop instead of executing a go-around. The aircraft went off the end of the airstrip and into the tundra, with the left wheel falling into a large hole. The left gear was torn off and the left wing struck the ground as well as the propeller. Substantial damage to the left wing and lift strut, left gear and propeller. There were no injuries to both occupants.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT WAS LANDING AT A REMOTE OFF AIRPORT SITE WITH HIS PIPER PA-18. IN HIS ATTEMPT TO MAKE THE LANDING, HE TURNED FINAL APPROACH AND REALIZED HIS APPROACH WAS TOO HIGH AND TOO CLOSE, BUT CONTINUED ANYWAY. THIS CONTRIBUTED TO HIS EXCESS AIRSPEED WHICH CAUSED HIM TO TOUCHDOWN ABOUT HALF-WAY DOWN THE AVAILABLE LANDING AREA WITH A HIGHER THAN DESIRED GROUNDSPEED. TEH SITE WAS DAMP DUE TO FOG EARLIER IN THE DAY. HE ELECTED TO CONTINUE THE LANDING AND STOP INSTEAD OF EXECUTING A GO-AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE END OF THE AIRSTRIP AND INTO THE TUNDRA, WITH THE LEFT WHEEL FALLING INTO A LARGE HOLE. THE LEFT GEAR WAS TORN OFF AND THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND AS WELL AS THE PROPELLER. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AND LIFT STRUT, LEFT GEAR AND PROPELLER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO BOTH OCCUPANTS.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB ANC02LA112Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAnchorage, AKThe pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point on a remote airstrip, and his failure to perform a go-around that resulted in the airplane overrunning the end of the strip. Factors in the accident were the pilot's inadequate evaluation of a tailwind…Sep 2, 2002 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N6981B · 3

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

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