- Date
- December 21, 1982, 16:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Alexander Creek, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N742GFPiper PA-18-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 21, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19821221069999A
- Case key
- 69733
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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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.
Main gear collapsed
Unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selectedCause
Terrain condition - rough/unevenFactor
Terrain condition - snow coveredFactor
Landing gear,main gear - overload
Analysis
The pilot landed on rough, snow covered terrain and the landing gear collapsed. This aircraft had an out of date annual inspection.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N742GF
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18-8608
- Airframe hours
- 1,399
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Vince Morrison
- Registered owner
- Vincent Kirol
- Departed
- Peters Creek, AK
- Destination
- Field Site On R, AK
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 25
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 267 total · 224 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 90 statute miles
- Temperature
- 68 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.