Piper PA-18 N91256

Summary

On 21 June 2008 at about 00:00 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N91256, operated by Kyle P. Carr, 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

21 June 2008 at 00:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Willow, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

61.9306, -150.3786

Aircraft

Piper PA-18

Registration

N91256

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Kyle P. Carr

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Palmer → Willow

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC08LA077

Nobody was injured.

A partial loss of engine power during an aborted landing for an undetermined reason, which resulted in a collision with terrain and subsequent nose over.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was planning to land on a gravel bar, and he said that he first made a low pass over the landing area. When he added power to climb, the engine responded without hesitation. On his next approach to the gravel bar, he said that he touched down, but was not satisfied with his placement, and decided to abort the landing. He added engine power to takeoff, but the engine sputtered. The airplane skipped across an area of water and collided with an embankment and trees, about 400 feet from the initial aborted landing spot. The airplane nosed over, and received structural damage to the wings. The airplane and engine were not examined by NTSB or FAA personnel.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.