- Date
- April 3, 1985, 17:30 local (Apr 4, 1985, 00:30 UTC)
- Place
- Excursion Inlet, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N27036Piper PA-18
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850403049219A
- Case key
- 40152
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Analysis
The plt elected to land on an airstrip in a narrow valley with mountains on either side. While landing in variable & gusty wind conditions, he lost directional control of the acft. The acft then veered off the right side of the rwy onto rough terrain where the left main gear collapsed & the left wing was damaged. The plt reported that the wind was primarily from the west at 10 gusting 15 KTS, but at times, it shifted to a headwind or tailwind.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N27036
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 54-2316
- Airframe hours
- 1,000
- Engine
- Lycoming O-290-D2, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Jeffrey B. Babcock
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · September 5, 1985 · 100 hours before
- Departed
- JNU · Juneau, AK
- Airport
- Homeshore Logging Camp, runway 36, 2,000 × 30 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
- 24
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 105 total · 90 in this make and model · 75 as pilot in command · 26 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 10 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 45 °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 N27036 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.