- Date
- September 13, 1986, 14:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Glennallen, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2665PPiper PA-18
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- Case key
- 4738
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.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Terrain condition - rough/unevenFactor
Unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selectedCause
Main gear collapsed
Analysis
The plt rprtd that he had flown to the strip a long time ago & did not know that it had deteriorated. During the landing, the acft ran into holes. Subsequently, the main gear & one lift strut were damaged.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2665P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 184389
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- James L. Baum
- Registered owner
- Steve Rudd
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 6, 1985 · 200 hours before
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 44
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 39 °F, dew point 25 °F