Piper PA-18 N9840Q

Summary

On 16 September 2009 at about 01:00 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N9840Q, operated by Raymond E. Street, was involved in an accident near Chickaloon, 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

16 September 2009 at 01:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Chickaloon, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

61.9928, -148.2980

Aircraft

Piper PA-18

Registration

N9840Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Raymond E. Street

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Wasilla → Chickaloon

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC09CA099

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's decision to land on unsuitable terrain, which resulted in a nose-over on landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The solo airline transport pilot reported he was landing a tailwheel-equipped airplane at an 800-foot-long off-airport, gravel-covered site, at the conclusion of a Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot reported that during the landing roll the main wheels sunk into an area of soft, rough terrain, and the airplane nosed over, which resulted in substantial damage to the wings, lift struts, fuselage and empennage. He reported that there were no preaccident mechanical problems with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.