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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Glennallen, AK · August 10, 2003

Date
August 10, 2003 · 10:00 local
Place
Glennallen, AK
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3695P
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC03LA093
Reported as
Piper PA18150
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
430 total144 in this make and model78 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) After aborting a takeoff from a sandy/rocky strip, pilot encountered soft sandy/rock, causing the airplane to flip over. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the propeller, wing strut, and vertical stabilizer.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AFTER ABORTING A TAKEOFF FROM A SANDY/ROCKY STRIP, PILOT ENCOUNTERED SOFT SANDY/ROCK, CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO FLIP OVER. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, WING STRUT, AND VERTICAL STABILIZER.

NTSB investigation

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