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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Goose Bay, AK · August 3, 2024

Date
August 3, 2024 · 12:45 local
Place
Goose Bay, AK
Airport
Goose Bay
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9697P
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC24LA072
Reported as
Piper PA-18-150
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
187 total22 in this make and model31 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

Pilot and flight instructor stated in a written report, they departed lhd to go to practice landings at Z40, after the tailwheel settled the aircraft veered left, both pilots stated they were unable to regain directional control at which time the pilot in command heard the instructor say brakes, which the pilot in command applied, the next thing they remembered was crawling out of the aircraft which was inverted on the ground.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED IN A WRITTEN REPORT, THEY DEPARTED LHD TO GO TO PRACTICE LANDINGS AT Z40, AFTER THE TAILWHEEL SETTLED THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT, BOTH PILOTS STATED THEY WERE UNABLE TO REGAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AT WHICH TIME THE PILOT IN COMMAND HEARD THE INSTRUCTOR SAY BRAKES, WHICH THE PILOT IN COMMAND APPLIED, THE NEXT THING THEY REMEMBERED WAS CRAWLING OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT WHICH WAS INVERTED ON THE GROUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.