- Date
- November 30, 1982
- Place
- Brevig Mission, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3675PPiper PA-18-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 30, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19821130060719A
- Case key
- 70026
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
While the pilot was landing on a road, the left main gear, forward support tube failed. The pilot stated that he applied takeoff power to avoid ground looping and the plane became airborne. He stated that he "dumped" his flaps while indicating 60 mph and started to make a shallow turn toward hills away from the village. He believed the aircraft encountered a light downdraft or shear and stalled. An examination of the failed support tube revealed that it had failed from overload. Reportedly, there was compacted snow and ice on the intended surface.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3675P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18-4574
- Airframe hours
- 3,435
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Richard L. Blodgett
- Registered owner
- Richard L. Blodgett
- Departed
- AK54 · Teller, AK
- Destination
- KTS · Brevig Mission
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 2,800 total · 150 in this make and model · 170 in the last 90 days · 24 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 90 statute miles
- Temperature
- 50 °F
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 N3675P · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.