Piper PA-18 N82735

Summary

On 16 May 2002 at about 23:00 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N82735 was involved in an accident near Holy Cross, 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

16 May 2002 at 23:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Holy Cross, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

62.1333, -159.3000

Aircraft

Piper PA-18

Registration

N82735

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Public Use

Purpose of flight

Public Use

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Aniak → Reindeer Lake

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC02TA036

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing. A factor in the accident was the presence of high vegetation (willows) along the right side of the landing area.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The commercial certificated pilot, a Fish and Wildlife Protection Officer, was landing on the beach area of a lake, adjacent to a remote lodge. The pilot and passenger were concluding a cross-country public use flight to conduct a criminal investigation. During the landing roll, the right wingtip contacted willow bushes, pivoting the airplane to the right. The airplane received damage to the propeller, the tailwheel assembly, the rudder post, and a fuselage longeron.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.