GENERAL INFORMATION FOR NTSB REPORT: ANC00LA079
Data Source |
NTSB AVIATION ACCIDENT/INCIDENT DATABASE |
NTSB Report Nbr |
ANC00LA079 |
Event Id |
20001212X21149 |
Local Date |
06/24/2000 |
Local Time |
1030 |
State |
AK |
Event Type |
ACCIDENT |
Injury Severity |
NONE |
Record Status |
FINAL |
Mid Air Collision |
NO |
Event Location |
ON AIRPORT/AIRSTRIP |
WEATHER INFORMATION
Weather Briefing Complete |
UNKNOWN |
Basic Weather Conditions |
VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL COND |
Light Condition |
DAY |
Cloud Condition |
CLEAR |
Cloud Height above Ground Level (ft) |
0 |
Ceiling Height above Ground Level (ft) |
0 |
Cloud Type |
NONE |
Visibility RVR (ft) |
0 |
Visibility RVV (sm) |
0 |
Visibility (sm) |
30 |
Wind Direction (deg) |
0 |
Wind Condition Flag |
V |
Wind Speed (knots) |
3 |
Wind Condition Indicated |
Unknown |
AIRCRAFT INFORMATION
Aircraft 1
Type of Operation |
PART 91: GENERAL AVIATION |
Registration Number |
N78NR |
Aircraft Make |
PIPER |
Aircraft Model |
PA18 |
Aircraft Series |
UNDESIGNATED SERIES |
Aircraft Damage |
SUBSTANTIAL |
Aircraft Fire |
NONE |
Aircraft Explosion |
NONE |
Aircraft Type |
AIRPLANE |
Aircraft Homebuilt |
UNKNOWN |
Phase of Flight |
LANDING |
Aircraft Use |
PERSONAL |
Flight Plan Filed |
NONE |
Operator Name |
|
Operator Doing Business As |
|
Owner Name |
JEFFRY B. BARA |
Number of Seats |
2 |
Number of Engines |
1 |
ELT Installed |
YES |
ELT Operated |
NO |
Departure Airport Id |
PABV |
Departure City |
CHUGIAK |
Departure State |
ALASKA |
Last Departure Point |
NO |
Destination Local |
CRASH AT DESTINATION CITY |
Destination Airport Id |
|
Destination City |
|
Runway Id |
31 |
Runway Length |
600 |
Runway Width |
60 |
Air Carrier Operating Certificates |
NO |
Air Carrier Other Operating Certificates |
UNKNOWN |
Rotocraft/Agriculture Operating Certificate |
UNKNOWN |
Cert Max Gross Wgt |
1750 |
ENGINE INFORMATION
Aircraft 1 - Engine : #1
Engine Manufactuer
| Lycoming |
Engine Model
| O-320-A2B |
Engine Horsepower
| 150 |
Engine Thrust
| HP |
Carb/Injection
| CARBURETOR |
INJURY INFORMATION
Injury Summary for Aircraft 1
|
Fatal |
Serious |
Minor |
None |
Crew |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Pass |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Total |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Sequence of Events for Aircraft 1
Occurrence #1 IN FLIGHT ENCOUNTER WITH WEATHER
Phase of Operation: LANDING
Events Sequence for Occurrence #1 of Aircraft 1
Event Seq # |
Event Group Code |
Subject |
Modifier |
Personnel |
Cause/Factor |
1 |
1 |
WEATHER CONDITION |
TAILWIND |
|
FACTOR |
2 |
2 |
COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS |
INADEQUATE |
PILOT IN COMMAND |
CAUSE |
3 |
1 |
AIRPORT FACILITIES, RUNWAY/LANDING AREA CONDITION |
SHORT RUNWAY/LANDING AREA |
|
FACTOR |
4 |
2 |
TOUCHDOWN |
INADVERTENT |
PILOT IN COMMAND |
FACTOR |
5 |
2 |
ABORTED LANDING |
INITIATED |
PILOT IN COMMAND |
|
Occurrence #2 ON GROUND/WATER ENCOUNTER WITH TERRAIN/WATER
Phase of Operation: LANDING - ABORTED
Events Sequence for Occurrence #2 of Aircraft 1
Event Seq # |
Event Group Code |
Subject |
Modifier |
Personnel |
Cause/Factor |
6 |
1 |
TERRAIN CONDITION |
HIGH VEGETATION |
|
FACTOR |
Occurrence #3 NOSE OVER
Phase of Operation: LANDING - ABORTED
Events Sequence for Occurrence #3 of Aircraft 1
Event Seq # |
Event Group Code |
Subject |
Modifier |
Personnel |
Cause/Factor |
AIRCRAFT 1 PRELIMINARY REPORT
On June 24, 2000, about 1030 Alaska daylight time, a tundra tire equipped Piper PA-18 airplane, N78NR, sustained substantial damage during landing at a private airstrip, about 16 miles west of Skwentna, Alaska, at latitude 62 degrees, 05.69 minutes north, and longitude 151 degrees, 42.20 minutes west. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) cross-country personal flight, when the accident occurred. The airplane was operated by the pilot. The private certificated pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The flight originated at the Birchwood airport, Chugiak, Alaska, about 0930.
During a telephone conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (IIC), on June 24, the pilot reported he was landing at his private airstrip, next to his cabin. The dirt airstrip, oriented southeast/northwest, is about 600 feet long, and 60 feet wide. The pilot said he overflew the strip several times. He selected full flaps, and began a landing approach toward the northwest. During the approach, a wind shift, producing a tailwind, carried the airplane past the pilot's intended landing spot, and the airplane inadvertently touched down. The pilot added full power to abort the landing. The airplane collided with brush at the end of the airstrip, and the airplane nosed over. The airplane received damage to the wings, fuselage, and tail.
AIRCRAFT 1 FINAL REPORT
The private certificated pilot was landing at his private airstrip, next to his cabin. The dirt airstrip, oriented southeast/northwest, is about 600 feet long, and 60 feet wide. The pilot said he overflew the strip several times. He selected full flaps, and began a landing approach toward the northwest. During the approach, a wind shift, producing a tailwind, carried the airplane past the pilot's intended landing spot, and the airplane inadvertently touched down. The pilot added full power to abort the landing. The airplane collided with brush at the end of the airstrip, and the airplane nosed over. The airplane received damage to the wings, fuselage, and tail.
AIRCRAFT 1 CAUSE REPORT
The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions. Factors in the accident were the presence of a tailwind, the pilot's inadvertent touchdown, and a short landing area bordered by high vegetation.
END REPORT