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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Talkeetna, AK · June 6, 2009

Date
June 6, 2009 · 11:00 local
Place
Talkeetna, AK
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
EMKC
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7796Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC09CA051
Reported as
Piper PA-18-150
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
14,000 total13,000 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

Pilot stated he was landing at an off airport landing site when his aircraft began to stall. The right tire impacted the ground collapsing the gear (no safety cables). The aircraft came to stop striking the left wing to the ground bending the left aileron and wing spar.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED HE WAS LANDING AT AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING SITE WHEN HIS AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO STALL. THE RIGHT TIRE IMPACTED THE GROUND COLLAPSING THE GEAR (NO SAFETY CABLES). THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO STOP STRIKING THE LEFT WING TO THE GROUND BENDING THE LEFT AILERON AND WING SPAR.

NTSB investigation

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