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FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Chignik, AK · September 16, 2022

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Date
September 16, 2022 · 11:00 local
Place
Chignik, AK
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4144E
Reported as
Piper PA-18-150
Reported engine
Lycoming O-360-A2A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,512 total2,111 in this make and model322 in the last 90 days
N4144ERegistered now · Piper PA-18-150S/N 18-7809084 · Built 1978Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming O-360-A2AReciprocating

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What happened

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

Aircraft departed kcl on 9/16/2022 enroute to a location near Chignik, AK (off airport) arriving at approximately 1100 AKDT. Pilot reports an uneventful landing into to the wind on a slight incline. Ground conditions were hummock/moss. While taxing /turning around downhill (rt wing down), the pilot proceeded to taxi to the desired location. Due to the rough ground, slight downhill, and a tail wind gust approximately 20-22 knots, picked up the tail of the aircraft and nosed over completely, prop to tail, causing significant damage to the vertical stabilizer and rudder, prop strike and significant damage to the wing struts.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KCL ON 9/16/2022 ENROUTE TO A LOCATION NEAR CHIGNIK, AK (OFF AIRPORT) ARRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 1100 AKDT. PILOT REPORTS AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING INTO TO THE WIND ON A SLIGHT INCLINE. GROUND CONDITIONS WERE HUMMOCK/MOSS. WHILE TAXING /TURNING AROUND DOWNHILL (RT WING DOWN), THE PILOT PROCEEDED TO TAXI TO THE DESIRED LOCATION. DUE TO THE ROUGH GROUND, SLIGHT DOWNHILL, AND A TAIL WIND GUST APPROXIMATELY 20-22 KNOTS, PICKED UP THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND NOSED OVER COMPLETELY, PROP TO TAIL, CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE VERTICAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER, PROP STRIKE AND SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE WING STRUTS.