Piper PA18 N19GB
5 September 2019 · Palmer, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 September 2019 at about 02:00 local time, a Piper PA18 registered N19GB was involved in an accident near Palmer, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 02:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Palmer, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 61.3100, -148.5800
- Aircraft
- Piper PA18
- Registration
- N19GB
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1961
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Anchorage → Wasilla
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA19CA538
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain a proper descent rate, which resulted in a hard landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that, during landing on the dry lakebed, he was following a friend's airplane. During the right turn from base to final, his airplane was too close to the airplane ahead, so he decided to make a right turn and land in a clearing. The airplane landed hard and sustained substantial damage to both wings and the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA18 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Mar 2019 | Piper PA18 | Wyndmere, North Dakota, United States | Larsons Flying Service | No injuries | - |
| 9 Mar 2019 | Piper PA18 | Pullman, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 2019 | Piper PA18 | Rushville, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Sep 2019 | Piper PA18 | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | Northland Hangars Llc | No injuries | - |
| 13 Oct 2019 | Piper PA18 | Moose Pass, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Sep 2019 | Piper PA18 | Boulder, Colorado, United States | Soaring Society Of Boulder Inc | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 2019 | Maule M6 | Moose Pass, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 12 May 2019 | Cessna A185 | Northway, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 May 2019 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Ketchikan, Alaska, United States | Mountain Air Service LLC | Fatal | 6 |
| 12 May 2019 | Stinson 108 | Soldotna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 2019 | Cessna 180 | Wasilla, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Sep 2019 | De Havilland BEAVER DHC 2 MK.1 | Kotzebue, Alaska, United States | Arctic Air LLC | No injuries | - |