Piper PA-18 N7164B

Summary

On 17 February 2000 at about 15:30 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N7164B was involved in an accident near Willow, Alaska, United States. 2 people were 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

17 February 2000 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Willow, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

61.8900, -149.7291

Aircraft

Piper PA-18

Registration

N7164B

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Chugiak → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC00LA028

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing. Factors in the accident were soft, snow covered terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The commercial certificated pilot was landing a tundra tire equipped airplane at a remote area next to a frozen river. The pilot had landed at the same location the previous day to assist his passenger in locating a lost snow machine. Overnight, about 4 to 6 inches of snow fell in the area. On the accident date, the pilot landed in his tracks from the previous day. During the landing roll, the new snow layer slowed the airplane dramatically, and the airplane nosed over. The airplane received damage to the vertical stabilizer, the rudder, and the left wing lift strut.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.