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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Palmer, AK · August 7, 2004

Date: August 7, 2004 · 07:30 local
Place: Palmer, AK
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: BMKC
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N645RF
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC04LA091
Reported as: Piper PA18150
Reported engine: Lycoming O320A2B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 25,000 total20,000 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

N645RFRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150S/N 18-8711 · Built 1968 Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) The pilot was attempting a landing on a short airstrip. The airplane landed short, colliding with the edge of the airstrip at carpenter creek, Alaska. The main landing gear was torn off and the airplane came to rest on it's nose and belly-mounted auxiliary fuel tank. The airplane received structural damage to the aft gusset of the right main landing gear attach point.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A LANDING ON A SHORT AIRSTRIP. THE AIRPLANE LANDED SHORT, COLLIDING WITH THE EDGE OF THE AIRSTRIP AT CARPENTER CREEK, ALASKA. THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS TORN OFF AND THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST ON IT'S NOSE AND BELLY-MOUNTED AUXILIARY FUEL TANK. THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE AFT GUSSET OF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR ATTACH POINT.

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 ANC04LA091Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPalmer, AKThe pilot's misjudged distance/altitude during the final approach phase of landing, which resulted in an undershoot and subsequent collision with terrain.Aug 7, 2004 · Substantial damage