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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Valdez, AK · September 3, 2007

Date: September 3, 2007 · 15:45 local
Place: Valdez, AK
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2355H
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC07TA093
Reported as: Piper PA18150
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,100 total250 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N2355HRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150S/N 18-7909175 · Built 1979 Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The pilot indicated that he landed on an off airport strip and had experienced an overly bumpy landing roll out. Careful examination of the off airport strip was made by the airman and the decision was made to takeoff on the smoother portion of the off airport strip, thereby not utilizing its full length. The pilot indicated that on takeoff the aircraft failed to climb and that the left wing struck the ground and spun the aircraft 180 degrees around. The aircraft came to rest approximately 100 feet from the end of the airstrip, right side up and approximately 180 degrees from the takeoff direction. The aircraft sustained damage to the left and right wings, propeller and airframe. The aircraft is owned and operated by the department of public safety, of the Alaska state troopers. The pilot indicated that he had been removed from flying status and that before he returned to flying status he would be receiving remedial training.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT INDICATED THAT HE LANDED ON AN OFF AIRPORT STRIP AND HAD EXPERIENCED AN OVERLY BUMPY LANDING ROLL OUT. CAREFUL EXAMINATION OF THE OFF AIRPORT STRIP WAS MADE BY THE AIRMAN AND THE DECISION WAS MADE TO TAKEOFF ON THE SMOOTHER PORTION OF THE OFF AIRPORT STRIP, THEREBY NOT UTILIZING ITS FULL LENGTH. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT ON TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO CLIMB AND THAT THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND AND SPUN THE AIRCRAFT 180 DEGREES AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET FROM THE END OF THE AIRSTRIP, RIGHT SIDE UP AND APPROXIMATELY 180 DEGREES FROM THE TAKEOFF DIRECTION. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT WINGS, PROPELLER AND AIRFRAME. THE AIRCRAFT IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, OF THE ALASKA STATE TROOPERS. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT HE HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM FLYING STATUS AND THAT BEFORE HE RETURNED TO FLYING STATUS HE WOULD BE RECEIVING REMEDIAL TRAINING.

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 ANC07TA093Accident · No injuriesFinal reportValdez, AKThe pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff. A factor contributing to the accident was an inadvertent stall/mush.Sep 3, 2007 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N2355H · 1

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

Accident 19970918029279ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Coldfoot, AK(.4)The airplane had just received a 100-hour inspection from a contract maintenance facility. The pilot was landing the tundra tire, tailwheel-equipped airplane on a gravel runway. During the flight, the pilot utilized a short section of tubing to direct…Sep 18, 1997 · Substantial damage