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FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Yukon Koyukuk, AK · September 6, 2022

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Date
September 6, 2022 · 17:00 local
Place
Yukon Koyukuk, AK
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N590DC
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN22LA422
Reported as
Piper PA-18-150
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Private pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours
400 total300 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
N590DCRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150S/N 18-6245 · Built 1958Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot opted to land on a gravel bar along a river during a hunting trip. Towards the end of the rollout, the pilot encountered soft sand, which fliped the aircraft forward during decelleration. The aircraft came to rest inverted on the tips of the propeller and rudder. Damage confirmed with pictures. Appears to be substancial damage to the rudder (major repair or replacement). Pilot said weather was not a factor.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT OPTED TO LAND ON A GRAVEL BAR ALONG A RIVER DURING A HUNTING TRIP. TOWARDS THE END OF THE ROLLOUT, THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED SOFT SAND, WHICH FLIPED THE AIRCRAFT FORWARD DURING DECELLERATION. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED ON THE TIPS OF THE PROPELLER AND RUDDER. DAMAGE CONFIRMED WITH PICTURES. APPEARS TO BE SUBSTANCIAL DAMAGE TO THE RUDDER (MAJOR REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT). PILOT SAID WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR.

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 CEN22LA422Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportGalena, AKThe pilot’s selection of unsuitable terrain for landing which resulted in a nose over.Sep 7, 2022 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N590DC · 1

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

Incident 19880324024389IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Anchorage, AKLeft main wheel locked up when pilot used brakes on landing roll. Veered into a snowbank on runway edge.Mar 24, 1988