Piper PA 18 N249T

Summary

On 25 June 2018 at about 16:53 local time, a Piper PA 18 registered N249T was involved in an accident near Cantwell, 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

25 June 2018 at 16:53

Classification

Accident

Location

Cantwell, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

63.5664, -148.8158

Aircraft

Piper PA 18

Registration

N249T

Category

Airplane

Year built

1953

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Palmer → Clear

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA18CA376

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to see and avoid a post during a go-around following a landing on unsuitable terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

Due to weather ahead, the pilot decided to land on a gravel strip to wait out the weather. During the landing roll, the tailwheel-equipped airplane became airborne after passing over a low spot on the gravel; the pilot increased the engine power to full to perform a go-around, but the airplane's right wing struck a 10 ft-tall post, which he had not seen, and the airplane impacted the ground.    The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing.  The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.  

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.