Pilot Debrief

PIPER PA-18-150 near Palmer, AK — 2011-06-14

Final reportANC11CA047
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Date
2011-06-14
Location
Palmer, AK, USA
Aircraft
PIPER PA-18-150
Registration
N3858Z
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot's loss of directional control while landing in a crosswind.

NTSB narrative

The pilot said he was landing at a remote, gravel-covered, off-airport site with a left crosswind. On touchdown, the airplane bounced and became airborne. He recovered from the bounce, and added power to cushion the landing, but a gust of wind lifted the left wing before touchdown. He aborted the landing, and added full engine power, but the airplane weather-vaned into the wind, and the right wing struck the ground. The airplane received substantial damage to the wings, fuselage, and empennage. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

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