- Date
- September 5, 1979
- Place
- Eielson Afb, AK · EIELSON AFB, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5087YPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report October 24, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790905023409A
- Case key
- 133384
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2286 79/9/5 NR.EIELSON AFB,AK PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 5680 TIME - 1800 N5087Y PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BUSBY STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BUSH STRIP EIELSON AFB,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS REMARKS- LEFT WHEEL ENVELOPED IN MUD FROM LAST TAKE OFF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5087Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Busby Strip
N5087YRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N5087Y · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC89LA096Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRainbow Lake, AKPilot in command's failure to maintain an airspeed (angle of attack) that would preclude a stall.NTSB ANC84LA021Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDelta Junction, AKThe acft was taking off from an unimproved area covered by 2 inches of snow. At about 80 ft into the takeoff roll the acft bounced left into muskeg, collapsing the landing gear.NTSB ANC81DAA25Accident · No injuriesClosedFairbanks, AKNTSB ANC77DAH05Accident · No injuriesClosedAnchorage, AK