- Date
- July 11, 1992, 16:30 local (Jul 12, 1992, 00:30 UTC)
- Place
- Watana Lodge, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1387CPiper PA-18
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 14, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19920711030009A
- Case key
- 5755
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to attain the proper touch down point, and the loose object (large rock) on the landing strip.
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
The pilot stated that he allowed the airplane to touch down too FAR off the left side of the strip. The left main wheel hit a large rock, causing the airplane to swerve to the left, leave the strip, and nose over into the bushes.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1387C
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18-2643
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Christopher C. Bulard
- Registered owner
- Christopher C. Bulard
- Last inspection
- Unknown · January 2, 2000
- Departed
- Z68 · Cantwell, AK
- Destination
- Z68
- Airport
- NONE · Watana Lodge
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 23
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Expired
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 300 total · 150 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 10 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 70 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 55 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.