Piper PA-18 N83272
12 July 2003 · Talkeetna, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 July 2003 at about 18:45 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N83272 was involved in an accident near Talkeetna, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 18:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Talkeetna, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 61.7569, -150.0528
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18
- Registration
- N83272
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Wasilla → Talkeetna
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC03CA077
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area, which resulted in an on ground encounter with soft terrain and subsequent nose over of the airplane. A factor associated with the accident was soft terrain.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The solo private pilot was landing a tundra tire-equipped airplane on a 500-foot long, off airport site. During the landing roll, the main landing gear wheels encountered soft terrain, and the airplane nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the rudder, wings, and left wing lift strut. The pilot noted that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-18 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 May 2003 | Piper PA-18-150 | Ashland, Maine, United States | John McPhee | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Jul 2003 | Piper PA-18-150 | Ely, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 2003 | Piper PA-18 | Silver City, Montana, United States | David M. Hoon | No injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 2003 | Piper PA-18-135 | Chandler, Arizona, United States | Chandler Air Service, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 2003 | Piper PA-18-150 | Ava, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 May 2003 | Piper PA-18-160 | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | Kyle Forsgren | No injuries | - |
All 2,950 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Mar 2003 | Rockwell 500-S | Chickaloon, Alaska, United States | State of Alaska Division of Forestry | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 2003 | Williamson GLASTAR | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 2003 | Cessna 206 | English Bay, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Aug 2003 | Cloud-Wag Aero SPORTSMEN | Noatak, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 2003 | Cessna 401 | Gustavus, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 24 Aug 2003 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Kenai, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |