- Date
- April 19, 1992, 16:10 local (Apr 20, 1992, 00:10 UTC)
- Place
- Big Lake, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7077DPiper PA-18-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 26, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19920419010459A
- Case key
- 5713
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control. A factor to the accident was: a crosswind.
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
After touchdown, during the landing roll, the pilot reported that the right wing suddenly lifted. Right aileron and rudder control were applied, however, the right wing stayed lifted as the airplane continued travelling on the left main landing gear. The pilot then applied full power realizing that he was probably experiencing a cross wind condition. After power was applied, the pilot began to regain control of the airplane, however, before full control could be attained, the airplane travelled to the left of the runway and the left main landing gear collided with a runway light. The pilot reduced power as the airplane travelled off the runway and collided with a snow bank. The airplane pivoted to the left and the left wing contacted the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7077D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18-5562
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-B2B, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Kastner, Kenneth D.
- Registered owner
- Kastner, Kenneth D.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 2, 2000
- Airport
- BGQ · Big Lake, runway 24, 2,400 × 85 ft, gravel
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
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 411 total · 92 in this make and model · 320 as pilot in command · 33 in the last 90 days · 11 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 15 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Temperature
- 52 °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 N7077D · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.