Piper PA-18-150 N7099Y

Summary

On 19 August 1998 at about 02:00 local time, a Piper PA-18-150 registered N7099Y was involved in an accident near Cordova, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

19 August 1998 at 02:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Cordova, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

60.7897, -145.6105

Aircraft

Piper PA-18-150

Registration

N7099Y

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC98LA126

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area. A factor associated with the accident was grass covered rocks.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private pilot was landing a tundra tire equipped airplane in an open, grass covered meadow to pick up a deer that he had shot earlier in the day. He stated that while on approach, the airplane touched down about 10 feet short of his intended touchdown point. He stated that during touchdown, the right main landing gear struck a large rock that was covered by tall grass, and the right main landing gear collapsed. The right wing struck the ground, and sustained substantial damage. The pilot noted that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.