- Date
- January 6, 1978
- Place
- Kodiak, AK · KODIAK, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N369RMPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report August 15, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780106000379A
- Case key
- 143454
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2114 78/1/6 NR.KODIAK,AK PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 32, TIME - 1515 N369RM PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 2600 TOTAL HOURS, 1600 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KODIAK,AK KODIAK,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: RUN HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE REMARKS- PILOT WAS NOT FAM WITH ACFT PERFORMANCE.1ST FLT WITH CRUISE PITCH PROP INSTALLED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N369RM
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Cow Pasture
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.