- Date
- September 10, 1989, 18:00 local (Sep 11, 1989, 02:00 UTC)
- Place
- Circle City, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N339TPiper PA-18
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 11, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19890910035379A
- Case key
- 5261
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Probable cause
The NTSB’s determination of the probable cause, and any contributing factors.
Pilot failed to maintain directional during the landing roll.
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
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Lack of total experienceFactor
Dragged wing,rotor,pod,float or tail/skid
Aircraft
- Registration
- N339T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18-2453
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Ingo Brigmann
- Departed
- K03 · Circle City, AK
- Airport
- Gravel Bar
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
- 46
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 114 total · 40 in this make and model · 43 in the last 90 days · 40 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 10 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point -0 °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 N339T · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC03LA041Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCantwell, AKThe pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area in deep snow, which resulted in the nose over of the airplane on touchdown. A factor associated with the accident was a snow-covered airstrip.NTSB ANC97LA118Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCircle, AKThe inadequate visual lookout by the pilot, and his selection of a landing area with high vegetation in the landing path. Factors which contributed to the accident were fatigue and the high vegatation.NTSB ANC95LA128Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCircle, AKThe pilot's premature liftoff during takeoff.NTSB CHI66F0076Accident · No injuriesClosedWarsaw, IN