# NTSB ANC07CA042: Piper PA-18, N6760B, Talkeetna, AK, June 1, 2007 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: June 1, 2007, 11:00 local (19:00 UTC) - Place: Talkeetna, AK - Coordinates: 62.455001, -148.601943 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.4550&lon=-148.6019&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 25, 2007 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office - Parties: Anchorage FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 65930 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC07CA042 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/65930/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07CA042 ## Probable cause The pilot's delay in aborting the landing, which resulted in an in-flight collision with trees. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - In flight collision with object, landing - aborted - object - tree(s) - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - short runway/landing area - aborted landing - delayed, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis The solo private pilot was landing at a remote airstrip on a Title 14, CFR Part 91, cross-country personal flight. The pilot said that the gravel-covered airstrip was about 800 feet long and about 20 feet wide, and he inadvertently allowed the airplane to touchdown about midway on the site. He attempted to abort the landing by abruptly advancing the throttle, but the engine was unable to produce full power before the airplane contacted high brush and trees at the departure end of the site. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wings, fuselage, and empennage. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical anomalies. ## Factual narrative The solo private pilot was landing at a remote airstrip on a Title 14, CFR Part 91, cross-country personal flight. The pilot said that the gravel-covered airstrip was about 800 feet long and about 20 feet wide, and he inadvertently allowed the airplane to touchdown about midway on the site. He attempted to abort the landing by abruptly advancing the throttle, but the engine was unable to produce full power before the airplane contacted high brush and trees at the departure end of the site. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wings, fuselage, and empennage. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical anomalies. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6760B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6760B), registered now, S/N 18-5035, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Piper PA-18 - Registry model: [Piper PA-18A](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a) (registry code 7101804) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18-5035 - Engines: Lycoming O-320 160 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Larry A. Vandegrift - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, April 1, 2007 - Departed: MRI, Anchorage, AK - Destination: Talkeetna, AK - Airport: runway 20, 800 × 20 ft, gravel ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 60; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review October 1, 2000; seat: front; flight hours: 2,000 total, 1,700 in this make and model, 2,000 as pilot in command, 12 in the last 90 days, 12 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: variable at 5 knots - Temperature: 61 °F ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20070601012629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070601012629A), Jun 1, 2007: Piper PA18A, Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot intended to land his PA-18 on a gravel bar in the Talkeetna river, approximately 45 NE of Talkeetna, AK. Pilot touched down too FAR down the area,… ## Other investigations on N6760B (4) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB ANC00LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA131), Sep 15, 2000: Piper PA-18 (N6760B), Big Lake, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's application of excessive braking. A factor in the accident was the installation of boosted (oversize) type master brake cylinders. - [NTSB ANC96LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA129), Aug 16, 1996: Piper PA-18 (N6760B), Slana, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff. A factor associated with the accident was the rough and uneven terrain. - [NTSB ANC81DAG65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG65), Aug 9, 1981: Piper PA-18A (N6760B), Canyon Creek, AK, substantial damage - [NTSB DEN74DTE65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DTE65), Apr 6, 1974: Piper PA-18A (N6760B), Sheridan Lk, CO, substantial damage From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.