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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Chickaloon, AK · October 17, 2004

Date: October 17, 2004 · 11:30 local
Place: Chickaloon, AK
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5057Y
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC05LA009
Reported as: Piper PA18150
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 360 total50 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N5057YRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150S/N 18-7890 · Built 1962 Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On Sunday October 17, 2004, the pilot and one passenger departed big lake (bgq) for a flight to the big oshetna area. Upon arrival at sheffield's, a private airstrip, the pilot stated he made two low passes to check out the runway conditions, which he noted as 50% covered with patchy snow, appearing to be a few inches thick. On the third pass, while attempting to test the surface with his wheels, (the aircraft was equipped with tundra tires), the aircraft broke through crusty snow and was pulled to the left. The aircraft ground looped damaging the propeller, right main landing gear and wing tips. No injuries were reported by the pilot or his son, the only passenger.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SUNDAY OCTOBER 17, 2004, THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER DEPARTED BIG LAKE (BGQ) FOR A FLIGHT TO THE BIG OSHETNA AREA. UPON ARRIVAL AT SHEFFIELD'S, A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP, THE PILOT STATED HE MADE TWO LOW PASSES TO CHECK OUT THE RUNWAY CONDITIONS, WHICH HE NOTED AS 50% COVERED WITH PATCHY SNOW, APPEARING TO BE A FEW INCHES THICK. ON THE THIRD PASS, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TEST THE SURFACE WITH HIS WHEELS, (THE AIRCRAFT WAS EQUIPPED WITH TUNDRA TIRES), THE AIRCRAFT BROKE THROUGH CRUSTY SNOW AND WAS PULLED TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED DAMAGING THE PROPELLER, RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND WING TIPS. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED BY THE PILOT OR HIS SON, THE ONLY PASSENGER.

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 ANC05LA009Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChickaloon, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane, which resulted in a collision with terrrain during the landing roll. Factors contributing to the accident were a rough/rutted and snow-covered airstrip surface, and an inadvertent ground…Oct 17, 2004 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N5057Y · 2

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

Accident 20190905009879ALanding: Rollout · Birchwood, AKCFI lost control upon landing, may have applied brakes and the aircraft nosed over onto its back.Sep 5, 2019 · Substantial damage Accident 20070213002189AForced/Precautionary Landing · Glennallen, AK(-23) Pilot was departing grizzly lake, about 60 miles nw of Glennallen, AK, in his ski-equipped PA-18. The weather was clear skies and light and variable winds. The lake was the pilot's home base. He was very familiar with the performance requirements to…Feb 13, 2007 · Substantial damage