Piper PA-18-150 N590DC
7 September 2022 · Galena, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 September 2022 at about 01:00 local time, a Piper PA-18-150 registered N590DC, operated by Aleksey Sokirkin, was involved in an accident near Galena, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 01:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Galena, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 64.2645, -158.2642
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18-150
- Registration
- N590DC
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1958
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Aleksey Sokirkin
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Gala → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- CEN22LA422
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s selection of unsuitable terrain for landing which resulted in a nose over.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that during the landing rollout on a remote sandbar, the airplane’s main tires encountered an area of soft sand and the airplane nosed over, which resulted in substantial damage to the rudder. 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.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Sep 2022 | Piper PA-18-150 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 2022 | Piper PA-18 | Nampa, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 2022 | Piper PA-18-135 | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Sep 2022 | Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL | Delta Junction, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 2022 | Piper PA-18-150 | McCarthy, Alaska, United States | State of Alaska | No injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 2022 | Piper PA-18 | Chickaloon, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
All 2,950 records for this type
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