Piper PA-18 N7051

Summary

On 11 August 2007 at about 21:30 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N7051 was involved in an accident near McGrath, 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

11 August 2007 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

McGrath, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-18

Registration

N7051

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

McGrath → Farewell

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC07TA080

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing roll. Contributing to the accident was rough and uneven terrain conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

An Alaska State Trooper pilot was landing a tundra-tire equipped airplane on a 1,500-foot long rough gravel site. During the landing roll, the pilot said he applied the brakes and pushed the elevator control stick forward in an attempt to dampen the effects of the rough terrain. In his written statement to the NTSB, the pilot wrote, in part: "Too much forward stick was applied, causing the aircraft to roll onto its nose, striking the prop and spinner and eventually coming to rest upside-down." The airplane sustained substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer and right wing. The pilot said that there were no preaccident mechanical problems with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.