- Date
- October 1, 1984, 18:45 local (Oct 2, 1984, 02:45 UTC)
- Place
- Ohio Creek, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3952ZPiper PA-18
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19841001052809A
- Case key
- 4432
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot reported that during the landing roll, the right main landing gear wheel adaptor broke. The failure caused the pilot to lose directional control and the airplane subsequently overturned. Examination of the wheel adaptor disclosed evidence of torsional tensile overload. There was no evidence of fatigue.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3952Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 187810
- Airframe hours
- 3,387
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ray Atkins
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 26, 1984 · 50 hours before
- Departed
- Z68 · Cantwell, AK
- Airport
- Ohio Creek
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
- 40
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 10,000 total · 9,000 in this make and model · 9,800 as pilot in command · 150 in the last 90 days · 100 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 100 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 45 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
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 N3952Z · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.