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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18 · Denali, AK · July 12, 2017

Date: July 12, 2017 · 16:30 local
Place: Denali, AK
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: EOGA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8560C
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA17CA408
Reported as: Piper PA-18
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 19,274 total13,264 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days

N8560CRegistered now · Piper PA-18S/N 18-2713 · Built 1953 Airframe modelPiper PA-18 Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series4 cycle

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What happened

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

Flight was a grocery haul to off airport narrow landing strip in the yanert river valley. Winds gusted as touching down, the aircraft got to the edge of the strip which may have had some willow stumps, then unable to recover which resulted in a ground-loop. The aircraft suffered substantial damage and had to be helicoptered to Denali park strip then trucked to cantwell

As the FAA filed it

FLIGHT WAS A GROCERY HAUL TO OFF AIRPORT NARROW LANDING STRIP IN THE YANERT RIVER VALLEY. WINDS GUSTED AS TOUCHING DOWN, THE AIRCRAFT GOT TO THE EDGE OF THE STRIP WHICH MAY HAVE HAD SOME WILLOW STUMPS, THEN UNABLE TO RECOVER WHICH RESULTED IN A GROUND-LOOP. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND HAD TO BE HELICOPTERED TO DENALI PARK STRIP THEN TRUCKED TO CANTWELL

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 GAA17CA408Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportDenali, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing on a narrow, unimproved airstrip in gusting wind conditions.Jul 13, 2017 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8560C · 3

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

Accident 19960609013139ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Fairbanks, AKOn landing at airport, nosed over. Unable to stop swerved. Battery cable caught on right rudder pedal.Jun 9, 1996 · Substantial damage Incident 19880817051709IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Homer, AKDuring water taxi in gusty winds updraft lifted aircraft. Settled back breaking suspension system on floats.Aug 17, 1988 · Minor damage Incident 19861217079159INormal Cruise · Anchorage, AKRough running engine quit on final to heliport. Engine quit due to fuel exhaustion.Dec 17, 1986