- Date
- September 9, 1992, 17:30 local (Sep 10, 1992, 01:30 UTC)
- Place
- Lime Village, AK
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3384ZPiper 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
- 19920909035659A
- Case key
- 5802
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Probable cause
The pilot in command not maintaining control of the airplane. A factor in the accident was the wind gusts.
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 purpose of the flight was to transport a hunting guide and equipment to a new location. The pilot reported that while performing a landing on 'ridge top tundra' a gust of wind hit the airplane on the left side. The pilot said that he made an aileron correction and added full power for a go around. However, the left wing dragged the ground followed in short order by the propeller and the plane's nose hitting the ground and the airplane going over onto its back.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3384Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18 7268
- Airframe hours
- 6,916
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Robert D. Jones Jr., doing business as Hesperus Guide Service
- Registered owner
- Robert D. Jones Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 31, 1992 · 105 hours before
- Departed
- Taylor Mtn Mine, AK
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
- 35
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 1,189 total · 801 in this make and model · 1,073 as pilot in command · 103 in the last 90 days · 80 in the last 30 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 45° at 10 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Temperature
- 36 °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.