- Date
- September 20, 1971
- Place
- Chitina, AK · CHITINA, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1755PPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report May 18, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163707
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3809 71/9/20 CHITINA,ALAS PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 50, 678 TIME - 1200 N1755P PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MAY CREEK,ALAS CHITINA,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE REMARKS- L AXLE BROKE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1755P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N1755PRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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Other investigations on N1755P · 6
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC23LA083Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMcGrath, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during after encountering a wind gust during landing that resulted in an impact with terrain.NTSB ANC05CA146Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportFairbanks, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in a collision with a tree. A factor contributing to the accident was a tailwind.NTSB ANC04LA039Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFairbanks, AKThe student pilot's loss of directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in the airplane entering deep snow alongside the runway, and nosing over.NTSB ANC00LA094Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCordova, AKThe pilot's excessive application of the airplane's brakes.NTSB ANC77DAG14Accident · No injuriesClosedMccarthy, AKNTSB ANC69D0075Accident · No injuriesClosedAnchorage, AK