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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Fairbanks, AK · September 7, 2009

Date
September 7, 2009 · 11:00 local
Place
Fairbanks, AK
Airport
N/A
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N54182
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC09CA094
Reported as
Piper PA-18-150
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
3,250 total300 in this make and model15 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.

Pilot reported that he landed on an off airport strip at his hunting cabin. On landing roll out, aircraft pulled to left and he could not correct. The aircraft's right wing contacted a structure on the landing strip causing substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED THAT HE LANDED ON AN OFF AIRPORT STRIP AT HIS HUNTING CABIN. ON LANDING ROLL OUT, AIRCRAFT PULLED TO LEFT AND HE COULD NOT CORRECT. THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT WING CONTACTED A STRUCTURE ON THE LANDING STRIP CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

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