September 01, 2021: Aircraft made a hard landing in high wind conditions in Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska.
Date: 01-SEP-21
Time: 20:00:00Z
Regis#: N8987Y
Aircraft Make: PIPER
Aircraft Model: PA18
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
Operation: 91
City: EUREKA ROADHOUSE
State: ALASKA
June 01, 2020
Additional Participating Entity:
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Anchorage, Alaska
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Anchorage, Alaska
Investigation Docket - National Transportation Safety Board:
Location: Nikiski, AK
Accident Number: ANC20CA056
Date & Time: 06/01/2020, 2020 AKD
Registration: N8987Y
Aircraft: Piper PA18
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Defining Event: Loss of control in flight
Injuries: 2 None
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General Aviation - Personal
Pilot Information
Certificate: Private
Age: 43, Male
Airplane Rating(s): Single-engine Land
Seat Occupied: Front
Other Aircraft Rating(s): None
Restraint Used:
Instrument Rating(s):None
Second Pilot Present: No
Instructor Rating(s): None
Toxicology Performed: No
Medical Certification: Class 3 Without Waivers/Limitations
Last FAA Medical Exam: 11/19/2018
Occupational Pilot: No
Last Flight Review or Equivalent: 03/27/2020
Flight Time: 525.3 hours (Total, all aircraft), 525.3 hours (Total, this make and model)
Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information
Aircraft Make: Piper
Registration: N8987Y
Model/Series: PA18 150
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Year of Manufacture:1974
Amateur Built: No
Airworthiness Certificate: Normal
Serial Number: 18-7409132
Landing Gear Type: Tailwheel
Seats:
Date/Type of Last Inspection: 06/14/2019, Annual
Certified Max Gross Wt.: 1750 lbs
Time Since Last Inspection:
Engines: 1 Reciprocating
Airframe Total Time: 2028.4 Hours as of last inspection
Engine Manufacturer: Lycoming
ELT: C126 installed, not activated
Engine Model/Series: O-320 SERIES
Registered Owner: On file
Rated Power:160 hp
Operator: On file
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
Meteorological Information and Flight Plan
Conditions at Accident Site: Visual Conditions
Condition of Light: Day
Observation Facility, Elevation: PAEN
Distance from Accident Site:
Observation Time: 0353 UTC
Direction from Accident Site:
Lowest Cloud Condition: Clear
Visibility: 10 Miles
Lowest Ceiling: None
Visibility (RVR):
Wind Speed/Gusts: 10 knots /
Turbulence Type Forecast/Actual:
Wind Direction: 90°
Turbulence Severity Forecast/Actual:
Altimeter Setting: 29.54 inches Hg
Temperature/Dew Point: 17°C / 1°C
Precipitation and Obscuration: No Obscuration; No Precipitation
Departure Point: Soldotna, AK (PASX)
Type of Flight Plan Filed: VFR
Destination: Nikiski, AK
Type of Clearance: None
Departure Time: 1935 AKD
Type of Airspace: Class G
Wreckage and Impact Information
Accident Number: ANC20CA056
Date & Time: 06/01/2020, 2020 AKD
Registration: N8987Y
Aircraft: Piper PA18
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Defining Event: Loss of control in flight
Injuries: 2 None
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General Aviation - Personal
Analysis
The pilot was landing the tailwheel and tundra tire-equipped airplane on a remote unimproved airstrip. While on final approach and just before touchdown, a gust of wind pushed the airplane to the left. The left wing contacted alder brush and the airplane veered to the left and ground looped sustaining substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions that would have precluded normal operations.
In the recommendation section of the NTSB Accident/Incident Reporting Form 6120.1, the pilot stated that the accident may have been prevented if he had waited for a day without gusting wind conditions.
Probable Cause and Findings
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a ground loop.
Findings
Personnel issues Aircraft control - Pilot
Aircraft Directional control - Not attained/maintained
Factual Information
History of Flight
Approach-VFR pattern final Loss of control in flight (Defining event)
Pilot Information
Certificate: Private
Age: 43, Male
Airplane Rating(s): Single-engine Land
Seat Occupied: Front
Other Aircraft Rating(s): None
Restraint Used:
Instrument Rating(s):None
Second Pilot Present: No
Instructor Rating(s): None
Toxicology Performed: No
Medical Certification: Class 3 Without Waivers/Limitations
Last FAA Medical Exam: 11/19/2018
Occupational Pilot: No
Last Flight Review or Equivalent: 03/27/2020
Flight Time: 525.3 hours (Total, all aircraft), 525.3 hours (Total, this make and model)
Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information
Aircraft Make: Piper
Registration: N8987Y
Model/Series: PA18 150
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Year of Manufacture:1974
Amateur Built: No
Airworthiness Certificate: Normal
Serial Number: 18-7409132
Landing Gear Type: Tailwheel
Seats:
Date/Type of Last Inspection: 06/14/2019, Annual
Certified Max Gross Wt.: 1750 lbs
Time Since Last Inspection:
Engines: 1 Reciprocating
Airframe Total Time: 2028.4 Hours as of last inspection
Engine Manufacturer: Lycoming
ELT: C126 installed, not activated
Engine Model/Series: O-320 SERIES
Registered Owner: On file
Rated Power:160 hp
Operator: On file
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
Meteorological Information and Flight Plan
Conditions at Accident Site: Visual Conditions
Condition of Light: Day
Observation Facility, Elevation: PAEN
Distance from Accident Site:
Observation Time: 0353 UTC
Direction from Accident Site:
Lowest Cloud Condition: Clear
Visibility: 10 Miles
Lowest Ceiling: None
Visibility (RVR):
Wind Speed/Gusts: 10 knots /
Turbulence Type Forecast/Actual:
Wind Direction: 90°
Turbulence Severity Forecast/Actual:
Altimeter Setting: 29.54 inches Hg
Temperature/Dew Point: 17°C / 1°C
Precipitation and Obscuration: No Obscuration; No Precipitation
Departure Point: Soldotna, AK (PASX)
Type of Flight Plan Filed: VFR
Destination: Nikiski, AK
Type of Clearance: None
Departure Time: 1935 AKD
Type of Airspace: Class G
Wreckage and Impact Information
Crew Injuries: 1 None
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries:1 None
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries: N/A
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 2 None
Latitude, Longitude: 60.935276,-151.96665
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