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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18A 150 · Tok, AK · August 22, 2020

Date: August 22, 2020 · 10:00 local
Place: Tok, AK
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7468D
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR20CA287
Reported as: Piper PA-18A 150
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 55 total45 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N7468DRegistered now · Piper PA-18A 150S/N 18-5798 · Built 1957 Airframe modelPiper PA-18A 150 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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While attempting landing at Tok in VFR conditions, aircraft drifted sideways off runway, PIC elected to stay on ground and ran off into trees., resulting in substantial damage with no injuries to pilot.

Pilot elected to land in same direction as previously arriving traffic, reported possible quartering tailwind.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE ATTEMPTING LANDING AT TOK IN VFR CONDITIONS, AIRCRAFT DRIFTED SIDEWAYS OFF RUNWAY, PIC ELECTED TO STAY ON GROUND AND RAN OFF INTO TREES., RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WITH NO INJURIES TO PILOT.

PILOT ELECTED TO LAND IN SAME DIRECTION AS PREVIOUSLY ARRIVING TRAFFIC, REPORTED POSSIBLE QUARTERING TAILWIND.

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 WPR20CA287Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportTok, AKThe student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and subsequent impact with trees.Aug 22, 2020 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N7468D · 1

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

Accident 19980506012659ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Fairbanks, AKBlown off runway in gusty crosswind. Struck parked helicopter 60FT from runway. (.4)the private pilot stated that during landing with variable, 10 knot winds, gusting to 14 knots, a gust from the left pushed the airplane off the right side of the runway. The…May 6, 1998 · Substantial damage