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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-18 · Harding Lake, AK · August 25, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 25, 1981
Place
Harding Lake, AK · HARDING LAKE, AK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1472CPiper PA-18
Status
Completed · report October 22, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810825051639A
Case key
124538

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1849  81/8/25    HARDING LAKE,AK     PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 900
        TIME - 1530                    N1472C              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 185 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HARDING LAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HARDING LAKE,AK             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND                              LANDING: ROLL
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        REMARKS- BRAKE PEDAL SUPPORT LUGS ON L MASTER CYL,PN 451-709,FAILED.

Aircraft

Registration
N1472C
Reported as
Piper PA-18
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Harding Lake

FAA reports on this event · 1

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