20040916024279A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Slana, AK · September 16, 2004

Date
September 16, 2004 · 18:30 local
Place
Slana, AK
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N82491
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC04LA110
Reported as
Piper PA18150
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,000 total200 in this make and model20 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) Pilot was on approach to unimproved strip when, just short of touchdown, a gust of wind hit the aircraft and the pilot was unable to control the landing resulting in the airplane crashing to the ground.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS ON APPROACH TO UNIMPROVED STRIP WHEN, JUST SHORT OF TOUCHDOWN, A GUST OF WIND HIT THE AIRCRAFT AND THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE LANDING RESULTING IN THE AIRPLANE CRASHING TO THE GROUND.

NTSB investigation

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