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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Cape Yakataga, AK · May 7, 2010

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Date: May 7, 2010 · 10:00 local
Place: Cape Yakataga, AK
Airport: Yakataga
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N90918
Reported as: Piper PA-18-150
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N90918Registration cancelled Dec 4, 2021 · Piper PA-18-150S/N 18-8109044 · Built 1981 Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Aircraft crashed on landing at Cape Yakataga. 2 POB, no injuries. Pilot is not owner of aircraft. Owner stated he had no idea what happened or where aircraft is. Pilot stated to a local observer that the brakes had locked. The passenger said they had hit a log. Pilot is not certificated. See eir#1991AL030143 for previous violation. Acft damage classified as substantial. Right gear collapsed. Rt wing bent at a 45 degree outboard of lift strut rt horizontal stab damaged. Attempted landing on beach, hit known object collapsing the landing gear leg.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON LANDING AT CAPE YAKATAGA. 2 POB, NO INJURIES. PILOT IS NOT OWNER OF AIRCRAFT. OWNER STATED HE HAD NO IDEA WHAT HAPPENED OR WHERE AIRCRAFT IS. PILOT STATED TO A LOCAL OBSERVER THAT THE BRAKES HAD LOCKED. THE PASSENGER SAID THEY HAD HIT A LOG. PILOT IS NOT CERTIFICATED. SEE EIR#1991AL030143 FOR PREVIOUS VIOLATION. ACFT DAMAGE CLASSIFIED AS SUBSTANTIAL. RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED. RT WING BENT AT A 45 DEGREE OUTBOARD OF LIFT STRUT RT HORIZONTAL STAB DAMAGED. ATTEMPTED LANDING ON BEACH, HIT KNOWN OBJECT COLLAPSING THE LANDING GEAR LEG.

Other reports on N90918 · 2

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

Accident 19890422010109ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Anchorage, AKLost control and ground looped on landing.Apr 22, 1989 · Substantial damage Incident 19880515043249IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Dillingham, AKDuring crosswind landing pilot lost directional control. Acft veered off runway onto a road and stopped on tundra.May 15, 1988