Piper PA-18-150 N2466H

Summary

On 15 September 2024 at about 21:00 local time, a Piper PA-18-150 registered N2466H was involved in an accident near Skwentna, 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

15 September 2024 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Skwentna, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

61.4455, -150.9137

Aircraft

Piper PA-18-150

Registration

N2466H

Category

Airplane

Year built

1979

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Girdwood → Girdwood

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC24LA099

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during taxi in gusting wind conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, while maneuvering during back-taxi after landing on a backcountry airstrip, a gust of wind caught the airplane’s tail. The airplane nosed over which resulted in substantial damage to the rudder and left wing lift struts. 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.