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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Coldfoot, AK · August 20, 2005

Date
August 20, 2005 · 12:00 local
Place
Coldfoot, AK
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N13833
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC05TA126
Reported as
Piper PA18150
Reported engine
Lycoming O360*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

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

(-23) N13833 had landed on a remote gravel airstrip 80 NM n of cold foot Alaska and was taxiing to park next to other aircraft (witness statement) and encountered a depression (hole) with right main wheel and attempted to power through nosed airplane down. Director of maintenance for operator stated aircraft sustained broken engine mount and structural damage to firewall and fuselage. No known anomalies to aircraft prior to accident. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N13833 HAD LANDED ON A REMOTE GRAVEL AIRSTRIP 80 NM N OF COLD FOOT ALASKA AND WAS TAXIING TO PARK NEXT TO OTHER AIRCRAFT (WITNESS STATEMENT) AND ENCOUNTERED A DEPRESSION (HOLE) WITH RIGHT MAIN WHEEL AND ATTEMPTED TO POWER THROUGH NOSED AIRPLANE DOWN. DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE FOR OPERATOR STATED AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED BROKEN ENGINE MOUNT AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO FIREWALL AND FUSELAGE. NO KNOWN ANOMALIES TO AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO ACCIDENT. ^PRIVACY DATA OM^

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N13833 · 2

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