Meeuwsen Gordon WAGABOND TRAVELER N36GM
19 June 2002 · Talkeetna, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 June 2002 at about 01:00 local time, a Meeuwsen Gordon WAGABOND TRAVELER registered N36GM, operated by Gasper D Caterinichio, was involved in an accident near Talkeetna, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 01:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Talkeetna, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 62.3206, -150.0936
- Aircraft
- Meeuwsen Gordon WAGABOND TRAVELER
- Registration
- N36GM
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Gasper D Caterinichio
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Talkeetna → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC02LA054
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilots excessive taxi speed. Factors associated with the accident are the rough and uneven terrain of the sandbar, and gusting winds.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot of the airplane landed on a sandbar. While taxiing to park the airplane the main landing gear rolled into a deep wash, and the airplane nosed over. In his written statement to the NTSB, the pilot noted that the accident was caused by his excessive taxi speed, and a gust of wind that lifted the tail of the airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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